1 00:00:00,229 --> 00:00:04,080 A commercial cargo spacecraft safely arrives at the space station … 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:07,319 Space station crewmembers conduct a spacewalk …. 3 00:00:07,319 --> 00:00:12,099 And an update on plans to launch of our Artemis I mission … a few of the stories to tell 4 00:00:12,099 --> 00:00:16,340 you about – This Week at NASA! 5 00:00:16,340 --> 00:00:22,039 A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft docked to the International Space Station on July 16, 6 00:00:22,039 --> 00:00:25,380 two days after launching from our Kennedy Space Center. 7 00:00:25,380 --> 00:00:30,859 The Dragon delivered more than 5,800 pounds of cargo, including nearly 2,500 pounds of 8 00:00:30,859 --> 00:00:32,439 scientific research. 9 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:37,440 A few of the research projects include a study on the mineral composition of dust in the 10 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:42,820 atmosphere and its effects on our climate, an investigation into the impacts of space 11 00:00:42,820 --> 00:00:48,420 travel on the human immune system, and a look at how microgravity affects the process of 12 00:00:48,420 --> 00:00:54,600 creating a concrete alternative made with an organic compound and silica, which is found 13 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,829 in lunar and Martian dust. 14 00:00:56,829 --> 00:01:01,699 This was SpaceX’s 25th contracted commercial resupply mission for NASA. 15 00:01:01,699 --> 00:01:07,870 On July 21, Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space 16 00:01:07,870 --> 00:01:13,810 Agency conducted a spacewalk outside the space station to continue outfitting hardware on 17 00:01:13,810 --> 00:01:19,140 the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, including the installation of platforms around 18 00:01:19,140 --> 00:01:21,180 the European robotic arm. 19 00:01:21,180 --> 00:01:26,510 Nauka and the European robotic arm were launched to the station last July from the Baikonur 20 00:01:26,510 --> 00:01:28,840 Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 21 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:33,910 NASA leaders provided an update July 20 on plans to launch the uncrewed Artemis I flight 22 00:01:33,910 --> 00:01:38,880 test around the Moon with our Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. 23 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,640 While the agency has not yet committed to a formal target launch date, Aug. 29, Sept 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:50,720 2, and Sept 5 are the dates currently on hold as potential launch opportunities. 25 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:55,890 These dates help engineers manage the schedule and build mission timelines while work to 26 00:01:55,890 --> 00:02:00,840 prepare the rocket, spacecraft, and ground systems for the flight continues. 27 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:08,000 For updates, follow along on NASA’s Artemis blog at: blogs.nasa.gov/artemis. 28 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:14,090 NASA has asked teams working to deliver our water-hunting VIPER rover to the Moon to retarget 29 00:02:14,090 --> 00:02:18,510 delivery from November 2023 to November 2024. 30 00:02:18,510 --> 00:02:24,959 The decision to pursue a 2024 delivery date stems from the agency’s request to Astrobotic 31 00:02:24,959 --> 00:02:30,069 for additional ground testing of the company’s Griffin lunar lander, which will deliver VIPER 32 00:02:30,069 --> 00:02:35,870 to the Moon’s South Pole through our Commercial Lunar Payload Services, or CLPS initiative. 33 00:02:35,870 --> 00:02:40,689 The additional tests are aimed at reducing the overall risk involved with delivering 34 00:02:40,689 --> 00:02:42,200 the rover to the Moon. 35 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:47,140 VIPER’s mission will provide insight into the origin and distribution of water on the 36 00:02:47,140 --> 00:02:53,060 Moon and help determine how lunar resources could be harvested for future human space 37 00:02:53,060 --> 00:02:54,060 exploration. 38 00:02:54,060 --> 00:02:59,359 Our recently launched CAPSTONE CubeSat is targeting late July for its next trajectory 39 00:02:59,359 --> 00:03:00,959 correction maneuver. 40 00:03:00,959 --> 00:03:05,219 It will make several more adjustments on its four-month-long journey to the Moon. 41 00:03:05,219 --> 00:03:10,739 NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System can take you on a virtual ride-along with CAPSTONE. 42 00:03:10,739 --> 00:03:16,019 This 3D interactive data visualization tool provides a simulated real-time view of our 43 00:03:16,019 --> 00:03:19,170 solar system that is based on real data. 44 00:03:19,170 --> 00:03:24,500 The positions of the planets, moons, and various spacecraft – including CAPSTONE – are 45 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:27,209 all shown where they are right now. 46 00:03:27,209 --> 00:03:32,749 It is one of several interactive web apps you can check out at eyes.nasa.gov. 47 00:03:32,749 --> 00:03:38,889 On July 20, we recognized the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. 48 00:03:38,889 --> 00:03:44,969 On that date in 1969, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins 49 00:03:44,969 --> 00:03:46,680 made history. 50 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:51,379 While Collins orbited the Moon in the mission’s command module, Armstrong and Aldrin safely 51 00:03:51,379 --> 00:03:56,359 landed the “Eagle” lunar module in the region of the Moon known as the Sea of Tranquility. 52 00:03:56,359 --> 00:04:01,359 They later exited the lunar lander to become the first humans to set foot on the surface 53 00:04:01,359 --> 00:04:02,359 of the Moon.