Mission experts for NASA's #Artemis I mission around the Moon go over the details and mission timeline—from pre-launch to splashdown—of the four-to-six-week flight test that will demonstrate the capabilities of the Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket and Orion capsule. Briefing participants: • Debbie Korth, Orion program deputy manager, NASA Johnson • Rick LaBrode, lead Artemis I flight director, NASA Johnson • Judd Frieling, Artemis I ascent/entry flight director, NASA Johnson • Melissa Jones, Artemis I recovery director, NASA Kennedy • Reid Wiseman, chief astronaut, NASA Johnson • Philippe Deloo, Orion European Service Module program manager, ESA (European Space Agency) Currently targeted to launch no earlier than Monday, Aug. 29, the SLS rocket will send the uncrewed Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth to check out spacecraft systems before crew fly aboard on Artemis II. The Artemis I mission is one more step toward taking the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars. Get all the info on this historic mission: https://nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i Select music courtesy of Gothic Storm Publishing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ovFY175zo

NASA has touched the surface of asteroid Bennu to collect the agency’s first ever asteroid sample, which will one day shed new insights on the history of our solar system… so what’s next? Join NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission experts and ask them your questions! Submit them using #ToBennuAndBack and tune in today at 6:15 p.m. ET as they walk you through new images and videos captured by the spacecraft as it descended down to the asteroid's surface. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OCgKch7AI