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Record heat in July, a wind study campaign that could help future delivery drones, and a call for middle and high school students to submit experiment ideas—here’s what happened this week at NASA. Find out why July 2023 was a record-breaking month, a high-flying NASA aircraft is helping to study lighting, and making landings safe for flights of the future.. a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA!

Cameras on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft give us amazing views of our adventure around the Moon. See up close views of the Moon from external cameras as well as the view from inside the capsule. Orion is the only spacecraft capable of carrying humans from Earth on Artemis missions to deep space and bringing them back to Earth from the vicinity of the Moon. More than just a crew module, Orion has a launch abort system to keep astronauts safe if an emergency happens during launch, and a European-built service module that is the powerhouse that fuels and propels Orion and keeps astronauts alive with water, oxygen, power, and temperature control, as well as a heat shield that can handle high-speed returns from deep space. SLS is the most powerful rocket in the world and the only rocket capable of launching Orion with astronauts and their supplies on Artemis missions to the Moon. Orion launched on the SLS rocket from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Artemis l is an uncrewed exploration ground systems for future Artemis missions-which will provide the foundation to send humans to the lunar surface, develop a long-term presence on and around the Moon, and pave the way for humanity to set foot on Mars.

When it comes to space, humans and robots go way back. We rely heavily on our mechanical friends to perform tasks that are too dangerous, difficult, or out of reach for us humans. We're even working on a new generation of robots that will help us explore in advanced and novel ways. Learn more about the CADRE-Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration-project and how this neW network of mini rovers could enable future self-guided robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond

The Artemis II astronauts check out their ride to the Moon, practicing post-splashdown recovery operations for Artemis II, and the Webb Space Telescope checks out a record-breaking star … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Center:HQ Keywords: NASA , TWAN , This Week At NASA , This Week @NASA , Moon , Mars , Earth , Sun , Artemis II , Splashdown Recovery Ops , Space Coast , James Webb Space Telescope , KSC , Kennedy Space Center , Orion Spacecraft , Long-term Human Exploration , NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman , Gateway , Department of Defense , Underway Recovery Test 10 , Hubble Space Telescope , Earendel , Big Bang , Near-Infrared Camera , Astronomers , Heliophysics , Heliophysics Big Year , Solar Science , Solar System , Solar Eclipse

The approximately 10-day Artemis II flight test will launch on the agency's powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, prove the Orion spacecraft's life-support systems, and validate the capabilities and techniques needed for humans to live and work in deep space. The astronauts will launch from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B atop the SLS rocket as it generates 8.8 million pounds of thrust, beginning their 600,000 mile journey. Once out of our atmosphere, these star sailors will conduct a targeting demonstration and check the Orion spacecraft's systems near Earth before they head around the Moon and back to Earth, reentering our atmosphere at 30 times the speed of sound, before gently splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. Artemis Il's crew is comprised of NASA astronauts commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch; and Canadian Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.