NASA MEDIA TELECON ON ARTEMIS I ROLLBACK DECISION, Sept 27, 2022, virtual, 2:00 pm ET

NASA will hold a media telecon on September 27, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss the decision to roll the Artemis I stack back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for safety as Hurricane Ian threatens.

The decision was made yesterday and Artemis I — the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft — began rolling back from the launch pad to the VAB at 11:21 pm ET last night (September 26) and was secured in the VAB as of 9:15 am ET this morning.

At approximately 9:15am EDT, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion spacecraft for the #Artemis I mission were secured inside the Vehicle Assembly Building ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ian. pic.twitter.com/46HkDXlwlI

— NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) September 27, 2022

Participants in today’s telecon are:

• Janet Petro, center director, Kennedy
• Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters

Audio will air on NASA Live.