NASA 12. marta drži konferenciju na kojoj će dati ažuriranje o misiji Artemis 2, čiji je mogući najraniji datum lansiranja 1. april. Misija će povesti četiri člana posade na desetodnevni let oko Meseca bez sletanja i testiraće sisteme za buduće ekspedicije. SLS raketa je vraćena u Vehicle Assembly Building radi popravki zbog problema sa protokom helijuma, a izveštaj inspektora upozorava na kašnjenja i rizike kod komercijalnih lunarnih landera.
NASA Najavljuje Ažuriranje O Artemis 2: Konferencija 12. Marta, Moguće Lansiranje 1. Aprila
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NASA će 12. marta održati konferenciju za štampu na kojoj će izneti najnovije informacije o misiji Artemis 2, sledećem letu u okviru programa koji ima za cilj povratak ljudi na Mesec. Brifing je zakazan za 15:00 po istočnoameričkom vremenu (ET) i biće dostupan za prenos na NASA-inom YouTube kanalu.
O misiji Artemis 2
Artemis 2 nosi četvoro članova posade na desetodnevni let oko Meseca bez sletanja. Posada će testirati sisteme i opremu za buduće misije na površinu Meseca i planira da prođe približno 4.700 milja (oko 7.560 km) iza udaljene strane Meseca — najdalje mesto u svemiru do kog su ljudi planirali da stignu.
Posada
U posadi su komandir Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, specijalistkinja misije Christina Koch i kanadski astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Koch i Glover označeni su kao prva žena i prvi Afroamerikanac dodeljeni NASA-inom lunarnom letu, dok će Hansen postati prvi Kanađanin koji će leteti u blizini Meseca.
Tehnički radovi i status rakete SLS
Space Launch System (SLS) visine 322 stope (~98 m) vraćen je sa lansirne rampe krajem februara radi popravki i trenutno je u Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Inženjeri su se bavili problemom neispravnog protoka helijuma za gornju fazu rakete — zamenjen je dihtung koji se sumnjalo da je uzrok — a tehničari istovremeno „osvežavaju“ i druge sisteme rakete i kapsule Orion. Nakon završetka radova integrisani svemirski aparat biće vraćen na rampu za drugi pokušaj lansiranja.
Promene u programu i bezbednosna upozorenja
NASA je ranije objavila izmene rasporeda misija, uključujući dodatnu letelicu između Artemis 2 i planiranog sletanja. Agencija planira dalji razvoj lunarnog programa koji bi uključivao testne dokove u niskoj Zemljinoj orbiti i naredne misije sa ciljem sletanja krajem decenije.
Međutim, izveštaj Kancelarije inspektora generalnog (OIG) od 10. marta upozorava na značajna kašnjenja u razvoju komercijalnih lunarnih landera (SpaceX Starship HLS i Blue Origin Blue Moon) i na nerešene rizike po bezbednost posade. Izveštaj podvlači da, u slučaju katastrofalnog incidenta landera, NASA trenutno nema kapacitete da rakom spasava astronaute sa Meseca ili iz dubokog svemira i preporučuje dodatne analize i mere za smanjenje rizika.
Šta pratiti na konferenciji
- Podatak o novom ciljanom terminu lansiranja (trenutno najranije 1. april).
- Detalji o napretku popravki SLS i statusu kapsule Orion.
- Odgovori NASA na nalaze iz izveštaja OIG i planovi za sigurnost posade.
Autor originalnog teksta: Eric Lagatta (Space Connect za USA TODAY Network).
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