The Thermal Control Units on Artemis II monitor parameters from both the Service Module and the Crew Module.
NASA’s Artemis II crew expressed confidence that the agency is ready to execute Artemis III.
Artemis II shows that the Italian industry can fly to the Moon.
GMV developed an anomaly-tracking tool for Artemis II that records anomalies, monitors them, and uses predefined response procedures.
HV Sistemas designed, fabricated, and tested its first Artemis II test bench in six months.
The Artemis II crew safely reconfigured Orion’s systems with Mission Control after the smoke detector alarm.
The Orion toilet functioned normally during the Artemis II flight.
The Artemis II crew visually inspected Orion’s heat shield in the well deck of the USS John P. Murtha after splashdown.
GMV developed tools for mission operations and ground control for Artemis II.
The Artemis II crew flew 128,700 kilometres from Earth during the mission.
Airbus provided Thermal Control Units for the European Service Module on Artemis II.
Artemis II is preparing the way for the next crewed Moon landing.
Airbus Crisa, GMV, and HV Sistemas contributed to Artemis II.
Two identical thermal control units were installed on Artemis II for fault tolerance.
The Artemis II thermal control system activates up to 100 heaters.
Artemis II is a 10-day crewed mission with contributions from the European Space Agency and NASA.
The Artemis II crew named their Orion capsule Integrity.
A smoke detector alarmed on the second-to-last day of the Artemis II flight and triggered an automated shutdown of Orion’s ventilation and power systems.
The illuminated side of the Artemis II spacecraft can exceed 100 degrees, while the shadowed side can fall below minus 150 degrees Celsius.
Artemis II astronauts became the first humans to orbit the Moon in more than five decades.