1 00:00:07,390 --> 00:00:02,950 hi i'm nasa kennedy's patrick morris and 2 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:09,270 [Music] 3 00:00:13,669 --> 00:00:11,920 on sunday september 19th engineers with 4 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:13,679 nasa's exploration ground systems and 5 00:00:17,830 --> 00:00:15,759 contractor jacobs completed an important 6 00:00:19,429 --> 00:00:17,840 test ahead of artemis 1. 7 00:00:21,269 --> 00:00:19,439 inside the vehicle assembly building at 8 00:00:22,950 --> 00:00:21,279 kennedy space center in florida several 9 00:00:24,870 --> 00:00:22,960 umbilical arms connected to the mobile 10 00:00:27,109 --> 00:00:24,880 launcher successfully swung away from 11 00:00:28,550 --> 00:00:27,119 the space launch system or sls rocket 12 00:00:30,470 --> 00:00:28,560 these umbilicals will provide crucial 13 00:00:32,950 --> 00:00:30,480 power communications and pressurized 14 00:00:34,630 --> 00:00:32,960 gases to the rocket on launch day just 15 00:00:35,990 --> 00:00:34,640 before liftoff each umbilical will 16 00:00:38,229 --> 00:00:36,000 release from its connection point 17 00:00:40,069 --> 00:00:38,239 allowing sls and the orion spacecraft to 18 00:00:42,470 --> 00:00:40,079 begin their journey to space 19 00:00:44,389 --> 00:00:42,480 artemis one will test sls and orion as 20 00:00:47,830 --> 00:00:44,399 an integrated system prior to crude 21 00:00:51,270 --> 00:00:49,670 teams at vandenberg space force base in 22 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:51,280 california are preparing for the 23 00:00:55,670 --> 00:00:53,760 september 27th launch of the landsat 9 24 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:55,680 mission this week teams completed the 25 00:00:59,590 --> 00:00:57,440 flight readiness review mission dress 26 00:01:01,349 --> 00:00:59,600 rehearsal and final closeout for the 27 00:01:03,590 --> 00:01:01,359 spacecraft as well as hosting a science 28 00:01:05,590 --> 00:01:03,600 briefing on saturday officials will 29 00:01:07,990 --> 00:01:05,600 conduct a launch readiness review one of 30 00:01:10,390 --> 00:01:08,000 the final final stones before liftoff a 31 00:01:11,990 --> 00:01:10,400 pre-launch news conference will follow 32 00:01:15,190 --> 00:01:12,000 liftoff of the united launch alliance 33 00:01:17,190 --> 00:01:15,200 atlas 5 is scheduled for 2 11 pm eastern 34 00:01:19,590 --> 00:01:17,200 time on monday from space launch complex 35 00:01:21,270 --> 00:01:19,600 3 at vandenberg landsat 9 is a joint 36 00:01:23,429 --> 00:01:21,280 mission between nasa and the u.s 37 00:01:25,350 --> 00:01:23,439 geological survey it will continue the 38 00:01:27,510 --> 00:01:25,360 legacy of monitoring earth's land and 39 00:01:29,190 --> 00:01:27,520 coastal regions nasa's launch services 40 00:01:32,630 --> 00:01:29,200 program based at kennedy is managing the