ARTEMIS I PRE-LAUNCH BFG ON MOON TO MARS EXPLORATION PLANS, Aug 27, 2022, KSC/virtual, 2:30 pm ET

NASA will hold a series of pre-launch briefings for the Artemis I test launch of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, scheduled for launch No Earlier Than (NET) August 29, 2022.  The full list of briefings is in the NASA press release. All will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

The briefing on August 27, 2022 at 2:30 pm ET will discuss NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration plans.

Participants are:

• Bill Nelson, NASA administrator
• Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy
• Jim Free, NASA associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
• Kathy Lueders, NASA associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate
• Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate
• Prasun Desai, NASA deputy associate administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
• Randy Bresnik, NASA astronaut