Victor Glover

I love sunrises and sunsets. Can you see the bands of color? They remind me of the scripture in Psalm 30, “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.” It seems darkest just before sunrise. I wish you all love and light. Goodnight from the @Space_Station.

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We have increased the cadence of Artemis missions. In 2027, the Artemis III mission will test one or both commercial landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin in low Earth orbit. In 2028, Artemis IV will become the first Artemis lunar landing.

After overnight data showed an interruption in helium flow in the SLS interim cryogenic propulsion stage, teams are troubleshooting and preparing for a likely rollback of Artemis II to the VAB at @NASAKennedy. This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window. @NASA will continue to provide updates as they become available.

With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February launch window and targeting March for the earliest possible launch of Artemis II. With more than three years between SLS launches, we fully anticipated encountering challenges. That is precisely why we conduct a wet dress rehearsal. These tests are designed to surface issues before flight and set up launch day with the highest probability of success. During the test, teams worked through a liquid hydrogen leak at a core stage interface during tanking, which required pauses to warm hardware and adjust propellant flow. All core stage and interim cryogenic propulsion stage tanks were successfully filled, and teams conducted a terminal countdown to about T-5 minutes before the ground launch sequencer halted operations due to an increased leak rate. Additional factors included extended Orion closeout work, intermittent ground audio dropouts, and cold-weather impacts to some cameras, along with the successful demonstration of updated Orion closeout purge procedures to support safe crew operations. As always, safety remains our top priority, for our astronauts, our workforce, our systems, and the public. As noted above, we will only launch when we believe we are as ready to undertake this historic mission. This is just the beginning. It marks the start of an Artemis program that will evolve to support repeated and affordable missions to the Moon, in line with President Trump’s national space policy. Getting this mission right means returning to the Moon to stay and a future to Artemis 100 and beyond. I want to thank the talented workforce at NASA, along with our industry and international partners, who are working tirelessly on this effort. The team will fully review the data, troubleshoot each issue encountered during WDR, make the necessary repairs, and return to testing. We expect to conduct an additional wet dress rehearsal and then target the March window. We will continue to keep the public and the media informed as readiness progresses.

Due to weather, we now plan to fuel our Artemis II Moon rocket on Monday, Feb. 2, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With this adjustment, the earliest possible launch date is Sunday, Feb. 8. A launch date will be set after teams have reviewed the results of the wet dress rehearsal. Read more: go.nasa.gov/4rrJ9Xc

@julieblue917 Chippy ho!

@AstroVicGlover Chippy pride, chippy style, chippy ho! Good luck and Godspeed on Artemis 2. 🇺🇸

@The2x4 I sure hope so…

@AstroVicGlover True.. for now. This will not always be the case.

Perspective: when we poll GO for translunar injection (TLI) and the engine(s) on the Orion Integrity service module propel us toward the moon, our actual destination is Earth. The ultimate destination of every human space flight.

Astronaut Bill Anders would have turned 92 years old today. He was part of the @NASA Apollo 8 crew that flew to the Moon in 1968 and he took this photo...

The science of living in space is heading beyond low-Earth orbit! On Artemis II, the crew will test systems and run experiments to learn more about how our bodies handle the deep space environment—paving the way for future missions to the Moon and Mars. go.nasa.gov/4mSaOyq

“A teacher affects eternity; they can never tell where their influence stops.” H. Adams

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Oops I did it again 🤭 #TotalSolarEclipse

Explorer friends: We’ve extended the Astronaut Candidate Selection application deadline to April 16. Come help us put humans in space and space in humanity! USAJOBS - Job Announcement usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDet…

@BWyele__ Say when. DM me.

@AstroVicGlover OMG????? He would love to talk to you!!

I love when my son can see representation of him!! He dressed up as Victor Glover for his black history program, BUT THIS????? He can literally see himself🩵

Explorer friends: The universe is calling and so is NASA. Come fly, learn, and lead with us!

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