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hi I'm NASA Kennedy's Kathy Lofton and

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I'm taking you inside KSC NASA Kennedy

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Space Center's launch control center was

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the site of an important countdown

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simulation for the Space Launch System

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where SLS the most powerful rocket ever

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built by the agency in preparation for

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exploration mission-1 or em1

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launch director Charlie Blackwell

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Thompson led her team and first

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pre-launch simulation of the loading of

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super-cold cryogenic liquid propellants

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into the sls core and ever stages teams

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worked through problems introduced

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through a software program that imitates

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the vehicle and ground systems at least

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seven more cryogenic loading simulations

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will take place before a.m. one sends an

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uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a

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three-week test flight thousands of

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miles beyond the moon and back the

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bidders from across the nation provided

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information ranging from energy saving

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solutions to wildlife and natural

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conservation during an annual Earth Day

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celebration at the Kennedy Space Center

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Visitor Complex as a part of the

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sustainability Expo plants and wildlife

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specialists provided expertise electric

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cars were on display and butterflies

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were released throughout the day later

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this month lunch and learns of

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highlighting and protecting species and

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florida-friendly home Landscaping's will

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19 Chief Technologist innovation call

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innovation without boundaries is now

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open

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civil servant and contractor employees

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at Kennedy and throughout NASA will

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submit their most innovative ideas with

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a chance to earn cash rewards proposals

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are due May 15 judging will take place

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June 15 followed by selections On June