CHANTILLY, Va., November 22, 2024 – The Amentum team at Kennedy Space Center in Florida began assembling the Artemis II flight hardware this week, stacking the left and right aft booster rocket segment on the mobile launcher in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
Amentum, which supports NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program under the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, is responsible for the final processing, assembly, test, and launch of Artemis flight hardware at Kennedy.
On Monday, November 18, the team transported the left aft assembly, or bottom portion of the five-segment booster, from the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility to the transfer aisle of the VAB. On Tuesday night, using a 325-ton overhead crane, the team lifted the segment up 200 feet, maneuvered it through an opening into High Bay 3, and lowered it onto the zero deck of the mobile launcher. The same operations followed on Thursday with the right aft booster segment.
Amentum technicians and engineers will continue transporting, lifting, and integrating booster segments until both the right and left boosters are complete.
The booster stacking follows several months of work at Launch Pad 39B, where the mobile launcher and pad systems underwent repair of damage caused by the Artemis I launch, as well as modifications required for the. addition of a human crew for the Artemis II launch. These upgrades include the installation of a new emergency egress system, which will provide a crew and personnel escape from the Artemis rocket if necessary. The mobile launcher, which stands 380 feet tall, contains the connection lines, known as umbilicals, and ground support equipment that will provide the rocket and spacecraft with the power, communications, fuel, and coolant necessary for launch.
The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with a crew under the Artemis campaign. It will send NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back.
Amentum plays a crucial role in flagship NASA missions as their largest services contractor, providing expertise in launch vehicle and spacecraft design, launch support, and mission operations. We develop advanced technologies for human spaceflight, planetary exploration and astronautical material curation, and satellite systems. Additionally, we support essential ground systems and infrastructure. Amentum advances space exploration and scientific discovery by combining innovative engineering solutions with a commitment to safety and mission success.
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