Intrepid Museum
Virtual Astronomy Live
Preparing for Launch: Assembling the Artemis Rocket
Past EVENT
Thursday, February 18, 2021
5:30 PM EST
Exploration Ground Systems is based at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. EGS was established to develop and operate the systems and facilities necessary to process and launch rockets and spacecraft during assembly, transport and launch. EGS’s mission is to transform the center from a historically government-only launch complex to a spaceport that can handle several different kinds of spacecraft and rockets—both government and commercial. Hear from Engineer Abdiel Santos Galindo as he talks about the Artemis 1 rocket assembly and takes visitors on a virtual tour of how the rocket is being built.
A pre-show will take place at 5:00pm EST with an interactive origami rocket folding demonstration, from Intrepid Museum Educator and Lead Teaching Artist, Elysia Segal.
The event is hosted and co-produced by John “Das” Galloway, founder of the Kerbal Space Academy.
This program is supported through a NASA Cooperative Agreement awarded to the New York Space Grant Consortium.
Participants
Abdiel Santos-Galindo
NASA Exploration Ground Systems
Abdiel Santos-Galindo, Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Ground Systems Integration Engineer at NASA Kennedy Space Center with the Exploration Ground Systems Program under the KLXS-III Contract. His formal role with the program involved the development of a Technology Infusion effort that encourages the creation of innovative ideas, to solve current capability needs and look into future enhancements to support subsequent Artemis missions. Santos-Galindo has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineer with a concentration in Robotics and a Minor in Space Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Summer Ash
Moderator
Summer Ash has been both a rocket scientist and an astrophysicist. She is a freelance science writer and communicator whose work has been published in The Atlantic, NBC News, Smithsonian, Now.Space, Scientific American, Slate, and Nautilus.
John “Das”Galloway
Host and Producer
“Das” is a science outreach communicator who specializes in live, interactive video content. He is the creator of the Kerbal Space Academy, where he uses video games as a tool to start science and engineering conversations with viewers of all ages, and VECTORS Virtual Field Trips, which brings real-time interactive video to museums, events, and historical locations. “Das” also serves as a host and producer for NASASpaceflight.com.
Produced by Intrepid Museum in partnership with Kerbal Space Academy and Egress Productions, LLC.