Artemis II astronauts test technology for mission
Source : NASA/Rad Sinyak.
Between and , the Artemis II crew was busy training and testing technology for their upcoming mission. Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen along with NASA crewmates Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman participated in a suited crew test and crew equipment interface test.
With Orion powered on, the crew, wearing their spacesuits, performed several launch day activities, including communications checkouts and suit leak checks. For the first time, the crew was connected to the spacecraft and its communications and life control systems, and all umbilicals were connected while the spacecraft operated on full power.
The test provides astronauts with the opportunity to train on the actual hardware they will use during flight, allowing them and support teams to familiarize themselves with the equipment in configurations very close to those that will be present during flight. It also allows teams to verify compatibility between the equipment and systems with flight controller procedures, so they can make any final adjustments ahead of launch.