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Vlog 11: Preparing for Artemis II <\/strong><\/p>\n
2024-09-04 \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>During his well-deserved summer vacations, CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen took some time to reflect about what the crew and the overall Artemis team have been through to date, and what they have left to do before the launch of the Artemis II mission around the Moon. (Credits:<\/span> Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Fulwell 73 UK Limited)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Jeremy Hansen: <\/strong>We have a training team that will come up with scenarios, and they\u2019ll put us through these simulations that are realistic \u2013 not just the crew, but also the Mission Control team \u2013 and see how we react.<\/p>\n Taking a little break from training in one of my favourite places: being in nature. This happens to be the woods near our cottage in Ontario and just a great place to be, other than all these little mosquitoes.<\/p>\n I was reflecting a little bit about what the crew and the overall Artemis team have been through to date, and what we have left to do before we launch on Artemis II around the Moon. And I was thinking, you know, maybe I\u2019d highlight three different ways in which we prepare.<\/p>\n One: We test. We learn as a crew and as a team by testing things out, by just trying them. Whenever we can, we test things in the most realistic simulators. When we can, the actual computer boxes if they\u2019re available, or emulators that simulate what the vehicle will do.<\/p>\n We learn by getting tested. So we have a training team that will come up with scenarios, and they\u2019ll put us through these simulations that are realistic \u2013 not just the crew, but also the Mission Control team \u2013 and see how we react. And then we can learn from the mistakes we make on the ground before we would have to face them out in space.<\/p>\n And then the third thing is we rehearse. We\u2019ll run through things like the day of launch or recovery or other things that we think will be dynamic or challenging, like emergency procedures. And we practise and rehearse these over and over again.<\/p>\n As the vehicle starts to get more ready, this is getting more and more real for me, for the crew. And I\u2019m excited about the testing we have left to do, the testing that we\u2019ll undergo and all the practice and rehearsal that we\u2019ll go through as we lead up to our day of launch and flying Artemis II around the Moon, and setting us up for future missions to the Moon.<\/p>\n These are exciting times!<\/p>\n
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