SpaceX’s FCC filing projects that within a few years the lowest cost to generate AI compute will be in space.

SpaceX filed with the FCC for authority to launch a constellation of satellites described as "up to 1 million" satellites to function as orbital data centers.

Tenchijin can issue the access URL for the Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map in as little as eight days.

Tenchijin, a company based in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, began providing a "Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map" to municipalities and other organizations on January 30.

The Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map visualizes water-pipe freeze risk using land surface temperature data at a 250-meter mesh resolution.

Municipalities and water utilities can publish the map URL or QR code in public bulletins, social media, or websites to allow residents to check freeze risk around their homes.

Organizations that have not contracted for Tenchijin’s Uchu-Suido-Kyoku can still use the Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map as a standalone service.

The Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map applies satellite-data and AI-based leak-risk diagnosis technology developed through Tenchijin’s water DX solution "Uchu-Suido-Kyoku" (Space Water Bureau).

The Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map uses the number of days with land surface temperature below minus 4 degrees Celsius as an indicator of freeze risk.

The Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map displays freeze risk in three levels.

The Water Pipe Freeze Warning Map requires no dedicated app and is accessible from smartphones, PCs, and tablets via a URL.

NASA equipped the Orion crew capsule with an emergency rocket escape system and an urgent launchpad egress system for astronaut safety.

The MER team comprises about 48 engineers from NASA, ESA, Lockheed Martin, and Airbus.

The Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) is a specialized spacesuit with a flame-resistant outer layer that astronauts will wear during launch and atmospheric reentry.

NASA trained Artemis II astronauts to fly Orion in a realistic simulator emulator.

NASA’s strategy for elevated radiation events is for the Artemis II crew to increase protection by repositioning items inside Orion.

OCSS suits are bright orange and include a survival kit intended for use after splashdown if recovery is delayed.

Sensors onboard Orion will provide warnings when radiation influx crosses predetermined thresholds.

The MER team will analyze Orion technical data during the Artemis II mission to assist flight control with optimizations and anomalies.

NASA began preparing for a fueling, launch countdown, and defueling test suite for the SLS core stage on February 2.

Radiation particles from strong solar events can reach Artemis II astronauts within hours.

During Artemis II, NASA plans to beam 4K HD videos and pictures via O2O to two suitably located ground stations during minimal cloud coverage.

The investigations concluded that Orion’s Avcoat ablative heat shield material was not porous enough to vent and dissipate hot gas buildup during Artemis I’s bounced atmospheric reentry.

NASA partnered with the German Space Agency (DLR) on an upgrade to Orion’s radiation sensing capabilities for Artemis II.

NASA developed real-time monitoring systems to observe the Artemis II mission and its crew during flight.

NASA, ESA, and DLR scientists evaluated Artemis I radiation data and found that radiation exposure varied based on location within the capsule and Orion’s orientation in space.

Artemis II astronauts remain in quarantine before launch to reduce exposure to pathogens.

NASA built an Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) at Johnson Space Center in 2023 to complement flight control teams.

Some biomedical experiment packages on Artemis II will report metrics in real time while others will be analyzed post-flight.

NASA delayed the SLS fueling test to adhere to the mission’s weather criteria amid cold conditions.

Strong solar events like the 1972 bursts could have delivered damaging levels of radiation to astronauts in lunar orbit or on the lunar surface.

The earliest possible Artemis II launch dates are February 8, February 10, and February 11, each with five-hour windows.

NASA will continue to study lunar and deep space radiation environments using scientific payloads on the NASA-led Gateway orbital habitat.

Orion will carry a NASA–MIT-developed optical laser communications terminal called O2O to test sending mission data.

Two independent NASA investigations circa 2024 analyzed unexpected damage to Orion’s heat shield after Artemis I reentry.

Many Artemis II experiment packages are miniaturized versions of instruments previously flown on the International Space Station.

A successful wet dress rehearsal would clear NASA to launch Artemis II to fly four astronauts around the Moon and back.

If the wet dress rehearsal identifies issues that require fixes, the next available Artemis II launch dates are in March and April.

Artemis II astronauts have been trained to stabilize the Orion capsule after splashdown, exit it, board a raft, and use the OCSS survival kit if necessary.

NASA changed Orion’s reentry profile for Artemis II to manage heat buildup during reentry.

NASA is conducting a wet dress rehearsal with cryogenic propellants to verify launch procedures for Artemis II.

The OCSS is designed to serve as a lifeboat for astronauts if critical systems in Orion fail.

Jared Isaacman became NASA administrator in December 2025 and made reviewing Orion’s heat shield a first priority.

NASA designed a free return trajectory for Orion so that, if the spacecraft’s engines stopped, natural gravitational forces would return Orion toward Earth.

NASA will track the Orion spacecraft using the Near Space Network (NSN) managed by Goddard and the Deep Space Network (DSN) managed by JPL.

NASA powered up the SLS rocket’s core stage at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 1.

When Orion’s orientation was altered during an engine burn on Artemis I, measured radiation exposure levels dropped nearly in half.

Damage to Orion’s heat shield on Artemis I included cracks and loss of entire chunks of Avcoat material.

Artemis II will include a wristband and multiple miniaturized experiment packages for astronauts to monitor physiological patterns.

O2O aims to demonstrate sending more data with lower size, weight, and power compared to traditional radio systems.