NASA’s Artemis II mission will push the boundaries of deep space exploration. And SSC Space is proud to play an important role in this historic project, contributing with critical expertise to ensure accurate navigation and reliable communications throughout the journey.
From our ground stations in Chile and Hawaii, as well as partner station in South Africa, SSC Space is responsible for providing NASA with critical Doppler (10–15 passes) data for the crewed Orion spacecraft as it travels around the Moon and returns to Earth. These ground stations are a part of NASA’s Near Space Network, which uses government and commercial assets to support missions within 2 million kilometers of Earth.
“All effort goes into delivering reliable, consistent data to support the navigation teams throughout the mission. That includes coordination across ground stations, validating configurations, troubleshooting issues in real time, and ensuring data is delivered reliably when needed. It’s a team sport with many individuals behind the scenes who make this complex project come real, not least our technical lead Eric Simmons who’s been instrumental in these preparations,” says Joseph Budd, Program Manager at SSC Space.
In parallel, the SSC Space Ground Control Team in Germany supports the launch phase by routing telemetry, voice, and video data to ESTEC, maintaining continuous network operations around the clock. This coordination ensures mission teams receive reliable data when it matters most.
Building on decades of lunar competence and experiences from the first Artemis mission, SSC Space proud to support astronauts Wiseman, Glover, Koch and Hansen on their lunar voyage.
Press contact: Philip Ohlsson, Press & PR, +46 70 721 70 26, philip.ohlsson@sscspace.com
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