1 00:00:01,980 --> 00:00:01,960 I am here with Julie Bassler 2 00:00:01,980 --> 00:00:04,300 the Stages Manager for the Space Launch System Rocket 3 00:00:04,380 --> 00:00:07,740 and Julie, tell us a little bit more about what it is you do as Stages Manager. 4 00:00:07,860 --> 00:00:12,540 Hi Kristen, I am the lead of the team that is building and testing 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,920 the core stage, which is two hundred and twelve feet tall. 6 00:00:16,080 --> 00:00:18,980 and it is the largest part of the SLS rocket. 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,800 We are going to be testing our green run testing very shortly 8 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,000 and concluding with the hot fire test very soon. 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,980 Tell me more about that test and how important it is. 10 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,660 So our Green Run Test is extremely important for us. 11 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:36,560 It's our major milestone on our path to the first Artemis mission. 12 00:00:36,820 --> 00:00:39,240 It will help us validate our design... 13 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,240 as we are building this for the first time 14 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:43,240 It is a brand new design 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,480 and it will ensure that we have... 16 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,420 an integrated avionics and propulsion system. 17 00:00:48,540 --> 00:00:51,900 It'll be the first time that we bring the core stage fully to life. 18 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,080 Wow, that sounds absolutely amazing. 19 00:00:54,220 --> 00:00:55,480 I can't wait for it. 20 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,180 I'm sure the audience has heard the humming around us... 21 00:00:58,260 --> 00:01:01,000 The scene that we're in, kind of a different environment. 22 00:01:01,100 --> 00:01:04,800 Can you tell us about the Systems Integration Lab where we are right now? 23 00:01:04,900 --> 00:01:07,840 Absolutely, so the Systems Integration Lab... 24 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:11,860 is a test platform that we use to integrate our avionics hardware... 25 00:01:11,940 --> 00:01:13,860 and also our flight software. 26 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:15,860 So all the boxes you see here... 27 00:01:15,940 --> 00:01:18,580 and the miles of cables that you see... 28 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,120 this is what the inside of the Core Stage looks like. 29 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,720 So you can see it's very complex... 30 00:01:23,860 --> 00:01:26,580 and what we do here is we run a lot of simulation... 31 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,560 to ensure that we've validated the systems and integrated them together. 32 00:01:30,660 --> 00:01:34,200 So what parts of the Green Run testing has been done here at the SIL? 33 00:01:34,500 --> 00:01:38,520 So we actually have special software that's a version of the flight software... 34 00:01:38,620 --> 00:01:41,240 but it's really specific for our Green Run test. 35 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:45,360 And so that testing has also been integrated into this laboratory. 36 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:49,300 And with all these Avionics boxes to ensure that we have a successful hot fire. 37 00:01:49,460 --> 00:01:52,000 What other Core Stage work has been done at Marshall? 38 00:01:52,100 --> 00:01:54,580 So Marshall has been a significant contributor... 39 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,320 to the whole SLS rocket. 40 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,000 Specifically for Core Stage... 41 00:01:58,060 --> 00:02:00,780 we've had four structural test articles done here. 42 00:02:00,900 --> 00:02:06,340 The engine section, the intertank, the hydrogen tank, and the LOX tank "the oxygen tank". 43 00:02:06,620 --> 00:02:10,140 We also have the thrust vector control system work... 44 00:02:10,220 --> 00:02:13,580 going on here at Marshall which is a qualification test for us. 45 00:02:13,940 --> 00:02:15,860 I feel like I can hear the passion coming... 46 00:02:15,980 --> 00:02:17,660 from you about what you do. 47 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,660 What makes this job so rewarding to you? 48 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,940 So the best part of the job is working with all the people... 49 00:02:22,940 --> 00:02:24,060 and the teamwork. 50 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,880 It's been extremely fun to watch how everybody has pulled together... 51 00:02:29,020 --> 00:02:33,400 with the same goal in mind to launch this historic Artemis Mission. 52 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:38,400 We have more than a thousand companies across the United States that support us. 53 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,400 Some of them are small mom and pop shops... 54 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,400 all the way up to the big contractors... 55 00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:45,640 and each one of the individuals that have been working with us...