{"id":74182,"date":"2020-10-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-465152"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:00:58","slug":"artemis-i-demonstrating-the-capabilities-of-nasas-united-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/artemis-i-demonstrating-the-capabilities-of-nasas-united-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis I: Demonstrating the Capabilities of NASA\u2019s United Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>This feature was updated on June 23, 2021 to reflect a reorganization of NASA network assets.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On our journey forward to the Moon and on to Mars, NASA must test our technologies and capabilities to ensure astronaut safety. The <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/around-the-moon-with-nasa-s-first-launch-of-sls-with-orion\/\">Artemis I<\/a> mission will be an uncrewed flight test of the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/orion\/index.html\">Orion spacecraft<\/a> that places a human-rated crew vehicle in lunar orbit for the first time since the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 70s. The mission will showcase the capabilities of both Orion and the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/index.html\">Space Launch System<\/a> (SLS), NASA\u2019s powerful new rocket, which will launch Artemis missions from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artemis I will demonstrate NASA\u2019s networks\u2019 comprehensive services for journeys to lunar orbit. The mission requires all of NASA\u2019s space communications and navigation networks to work in tandem, providing different communications and tracking service levels as Orion leaves Earth, orbits the Moon, and returns safely home.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An infographic detailing services provided to the Artemis I moon missions by NASA's networks.Credits: NASA\/Dave Ryan\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a class=\"dp-migrated-file\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_comms_infographic.pdf?emrc=e857ab\">artemis_comms_infographic.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Communications services allow flight controllers in mission control centers to send commands to the spacecraft and receive data from Orion and SLS systems. Tracking, or navigation, services enable the flight controllers to see where the spacecraft are along their trajectory through space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>NASA\u2019s Near Space Network<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based out of NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, NASA\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/esc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/projects\/NSN\">Near Space Network <\/a>provides users with communications and navigation services through a blend of commercial and government-owned, contractor-operated infrastructure. The network will provide communications and navigation services during launch and navigation services at various points on Artemis I\u2019s journey to the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Near Space Network Direct-To-Earth Services<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Near Space Network\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2019\/new-launch-communications-segment-empowers-artemis\">Launch Communications Segment<\/a> (LCS) will provide critical links to both Orion and SLS during prelaunch and launch of Artemis I. Three ground stations along Florida\u2019s space coast comprise LCS, which was designed to meet the specific needs of the SLS launch vehicle and will grow to support other missions after Artemis I.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"LCS antennas in Florida and Bermuda\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png 8000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/lcs.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">LCS antennas in Florida and Bermuda<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Specifically, the first two stations along the rocket\u2019s flight path will provide uplink and downlink communications between the rocket and mission controllers. In the final phases of ascent, the third station will downlink high rate telemetry and video from SLS while Orion connects to communications relay satellites. The Near Space Network\u2019s navigation services extend to Orion\u2019s journey from low-Earth orbit to the Moon and back through ground stations in Santiago, Chile, and Hartebeesthoek, South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These Near Space Network stations will support navigation data before and after the outbound trajectory correction burns that ensure the spacecraft stays on a path towards the Moon. The Near Space Network will also provide navigation services during Orion\u2019s outbound powered flyby burn that occurs at the mission\u2019s closest approach to the Moon, setting the stage for final insertion into lunar orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Orion\u2019s return from the Moon, the Near Space Network will provide navigation data for departure from lunar orbit and the return power fly-by burn that will place Orion on a course back for Earth, during which the network will also provide navigation services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Near Space Network Relay Services<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Near Space Network also provides services to Artemis I through NASA\u2019s constellation of Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), which can provide near-continuous communications services. Located about 22,000 miles above Earth, TDRS relay data from spacecraft at lower altitudes to ground antennas. TDRS will play a critical role during launch and low-Earth orbit phases of the Artemis I mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"TDRS-M\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg 3300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=300,232 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=768,593 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=1024,791 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=1536,1187 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=2048,1583 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=400,309 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=600,464 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=900,695 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=1200,927 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1-tdrs_image_0.jpg?resize=2000,1545 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Beginning at the launchpad, the TDRS will maintain a connection with Orion and the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/interim-cryogenic-propulsion-stage-infographic-for-sls.html\">Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage<\/a> (ICPS). ICPS provides the power to accelerate the spacecraft fast enough to overcome the pull of Earth\u2019s gravity and set in on a precise trajectory to the Moon. TDRS will continue service until Orion and ICPS leave its coverage volume, when NASA\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov\/\">Deep Space Network<\/a> takes over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Orion\u2019s return to Earth, TDRS will facilitate communications from the final return trajectory correction burn through splashdown in the Pacific Ocean and recovery of the capsule. The return trajectory correction burn ensures Orion enters the atmosphere at just the right moment, allowing NASA to land the craft safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>NASA\u2019s Deep Space Network<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?w=1600\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Antenna dishes at NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Goldstone, California\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pia23214-16.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Deep Space Network, managed by NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, will handle communications for Artemis I beyond low-Earth orbit. This includes the mission\u2019s outbound trajectory corrections, outbound powered flyby, return powered flyby burns, and return trajectory corrections while the Near Space Network provides supplemental navigation data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Near Space Network and Deep Space Network tag team navigation for Orion so that engineers can employ a technique called three-way Doppler tracking. Using this method \u2014 with two ground stations on Earth in contact with Orion simultaneously, one from each network \u2014 NASA can triangulate Orion\u2019s location relative to the ground stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Moon, the Deep Space Network will enable insertion into distant retrograde orbit. Distant retrograde orbit is a highly stable orbit in which Orion travels retrograde, or opposite, from the direction the Moon travels around Earth. The Deep Space Network will maintain communications with Orion while in distant retrograde orbit and during the burns for departure, return power fly-by, return transit and the final return trajectory correction burn, with assistance from the Near Space Network\u2019s TDRS constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deep Space Network will also help facilitate communications for all three of the mission\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/launching-science-and-technology\/sls-carries-cubesat-explorers-during-first-mission.html\">CubeSat<\/a> deployment stops. The CubeSats are small satellites that will be deployed along Orion\u2019s trajectory to provide additional research opportunities for scientists and engineers. After deployment, many of the CubeSats will also communicate through the Deep Space Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The networks supporting Artemis receive programmatic oversight from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/nasa.gov\/SCaN\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Communications and Navigation<\/a> (SCaN) program office. In addition to providing communications services to missions, SCaN develops the technologies and capabilities that will help propel NASA to the Moon, Mars and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">5 Min Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArtemis I: Demonstrating the Capabilities of NASA\u2019s United Networks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/maf_20220830_ksc_artemis1_epb_005_large.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><figcaption>NASA\u2019s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of the agency\u2019s deep space exploration systems: the Space Launch System rocket, Orion spacecraft, and supporting ground systems. The mission is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions to the Moon.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA\/Eric Bordelon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This feature was updated on June 23, 2021 to reflect a reorganization of NASA network assets. On our journey forward to the Moon and on to Mars, NASA must test our technologies and capabilities to ensure astronaut safety. The Artemis I mission will be an uncrewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft that places [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":76824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2681,2917,3315],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[10644,10602],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Artemis I: Demonstrating the Capabilities of NASA\u2019s United Networks","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/artemis-i-demonstrating-the-capabilities-of-nasas-united-networks\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/artemis-i-demonstrating-the-capabilities-of-nasas-united-networks\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Danny Baird"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Katherine Schauer"}],"creator":["Danny Baird","Katherine Schauer"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Directorates","Space Operations Mission Directorate","Space Communications & Navigation Program","Artemis","Artemis 1"],"dateCreated":"2020-10-08T18:00:00Z","datePublished":"2020-10-08T18:00:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T20:00:58Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Artemis I: Demonstrating the Capabilities of NASA\u2019s United Networks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/artemis-i-demonstrating-the-capabilities-of-nasas-united-networks\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2020-10-08T18:00:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Directorates,Space Operations Mission Directorate,Space Communications & Navigation Program,Artemis,Artemis 1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Danny Baird\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Katherine Schauer\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":5,"time_ago":"4 years","featured_image":{"id":76824,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones.jpg","title":"artemis_i_comm_nav_milestones","alt":"An infographic detailing services provided to the Artemis I moon missions by NASA's networks.Credits: NASA\/Dave Ryan","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74182"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74182"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302253,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74182\/revisions\/302253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74182"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=74182"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=74182"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=74182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}