Johnson Employees Show their Pride as the Launch of Artemis I is on the Horizon

by Victoria Ugalde | 2022-08-25

Johnson Space Center, we see you! The excitement for Artemis I is building! It takes a team of thousands of professionals in Houston and around the nation to put a mission like this together. Our employees signed banners that are displayed at all our gates to remind visitors that "We Are Going!"

Thank you to those who submitted your selfies to Roundup Today!

Far left: Image submitted by Sam Gunderson.

Far left: Image sumbitted by Paige Whittington. Middle left: Image submitted by Adrianna Ramirez. Middle right: Image submitted by Paul Frazier. Far right: Image submitted by Julie Helton.

Far left: Image submitted by Carolyn Pascucci.

Upcoming Artemis I Briefings and Launch Coverage:

All briefings and Artemis I coverage will air live on NASA TV and online at https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive.

Please note, all times are in EDT and the infromation is subject to change.

Friday, Aug. 26

10 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the role of industry in advancing human exploration with the following participants:

Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
Jeff Zotti, RS-25 program director, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Jennifer Boland-Masterson, director of operations, Michoud Assembly Facility, Boeing
Randy Lycans, vice president/general manager of NASA Enterprise Solutions, Jacobs
Kelly DeFazio, director of Orion production, Lockheed Martin
Doug Hurley, senior director of business development, Northrop Grumman
Ralf Zimmermann, head of Moon programs and Orion European Service Module, Airbus

Saturday, Aug. 27

11 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing following the mission management team meeting with the following participants:

Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
Judd Freiling, ascent and entry flight director, Johnson
Rick LaBrode, lead flight director, Johnson
Melissa Jones, recovery director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy
Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45
Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

2:30 p.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the agency’s Moon to Mars exploration plans with the following participants:

Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy
Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate
Prasun Desai, NASA deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
Randy Bresnik, NASA astronaut

Sunday, Aug. 28

9 a.m. – NASA will hold a prelaunch media briefing on the status of the countdown with the following participants:

Jeff Spaulding, Artemis I senior NASA test director
Melody Lovin, weather officer, Space Launch Delta 45

Monday, Aug. 29

12 a.m.: Coverage begins with commentary of tanking operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket.

6:30 a.m.: Full coverage begins in English. Launch coverage will continue through translunar injection and spacecraft separation, setting Orion on its path to the Moon.

7:30 a.m.: Launch coverage begins in Spanish on NASA’s Spanish-language social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube) and will continue approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Mission coverage updates will be posted on the NASA en español social media channels.

12 p.m.: Coverage of the postlaunch news conference will follow approximately one hour after the live launch broadcast ends. Coverage start time is subject to change, based exact liftoff time. The postlaunch news conference will include the following participants:

Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters
Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems Program manager, Kennedy
Howard Hu, Orion Program manager, Johnson
John Honeycutt, Space Launch System Program manager, Marshall

4 p.m.: Coverage of Orion’s first outbound trajectory burn on the way to the Moon. Time of coverage start time is subject to change, based on exact liftoff time.

5:30 p.m.: Coverage of first Earth views from Orion during outbound coast to the Moon.

NASA Television coverage of additional events throughout the mission is available online.