1 00:00:03,030 --> 00:00:02,629 hi i'm nasa kennedy samantha young and 2 00:00:07,430 --> 00:00:03,040 i'm 3 00:00:09,830 --> 00:00:07,440 outside ksc taking you inside ksc 4 00:00:10,950 --> 00:00:09,840 this week teams at nasa's kennedy space 5 00:00:13,430 --> 00:00:10,960 center in florida 6 00:00:15,110 --> 00:00:13,440 stacked the launch vehicle stage adapter 7 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:15,120 or lvsa 8 00:00:19,910 --> 00:00:17,840 on nasa's space launch system rocket 9 00:00:21,109 --> 00:00:19,920 this piece of light hardware was bolted 10 00:00:23,269 --> 00:00:21,119 to the forward skirt 11 00:00:25,429 --> 00:00:23,279 atop the rocket's core stage on the 12 00:00:26,790 --> 00:00:25,439 mobile launcher in the vehicle assembly 13 00:00:28,710 --> 00:00:26,800 building 14 00:00:31,189 --> 00:00:28,720 scheduled next for stacking is the 15 00:00:34,870 --> 00:00:31,199 interim cryogenic propulsion stage 16 00:00:38,150 --> 00:00:34,880 or icps the icps's 17 00:00:41,190 --> 00:00:38,160 rl10 engine will fit inside the lvsa 18 00:00:43,910 --> 00:00:41,200 which protects the engine during launch 19 00:00:45,910 --> 00:00:43,920 the icps is the upper sage of the rocket 20 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:45,920 and will provide the orion spacecraft 21 00:00:49,190 --> 00:00:47,840 the boost needed for its journey around 22 00:00:52,229 --> 00:00:49,200 the moon 23 00:00:53,189 --> 00:00:52,239 artemis 1 will test sls and the orion 24 00:00:55,510 --> 00:00:53,199 spacecraft 25 00:00:56,229 --> 00:00:55,520 as an integrated system prior to crew 26 00:00:58,630 --> 00:00:56,239 flights 27 00:01:01,270 --> 00:00:58,640 in which nasa will land the first woman 28 00:01:03,510 --> 00:01:01,280 and person of color on the moon 29 00:01:05,270 --> 00:01:03,520 the gateway program deep space logistics 30 00:01:08,070 --> 00:01:05,280 procurement team at kennedy 31 00:01:09,190 --> 00:01:08,080 received a 2021 top supply chain 32 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:09,200 projects award 33 00:01:12,630 --> 00:01:11,520 from supply and demand chain executive 34 00:01:15,109 --> 00:01:12,640 magazine 35 00:01:17,030 --> 00:01:15,119 for innovative and transformative work 36 00:01:18,310 --> 00:01:17,040 on the gateway logistics services 37 00:01:20,070 --> 00:01:18,320 contract 38 00:01:22,149 --> 00:01:20,080 this year's award accounted for the 39 00:01:23,990 --> 00:01:22,159 additional challenges presented by the 40 00:01:26,550 --> 00:01:24,000 global pandemic 41 00:01:27,670 --> 00:01:26,560 for more inside ksc check us out on