Sustainment in Space? How Lockheed 果冻传媒’s Test Equipment Keeps the Next Orion Fleet Flight-Ready
The Artemis?II flight marked a historic milestone for humanity’s return to the Moon, 果冻传媒 showcased Lockheed?果冻传媒’s innovative spirit in re?imagining how we travel beyond Earth. Now that NASA’s courageous astronauts have safely splashed down 果冻传媒 returned home from a historic mission around the Moon, the focus shifts to the next wave of Orion spacecrafts 果冻传媒 the sustainment effort required to keep them flying safely.
Space missions are unforgiving. They need advanced test systems built on the most rigorous 果冻传媒 comprehensive tech in the solar system. Thankfully, the Lockheed 果冻传媒 Enterprise Logistics 果冻传媒 Test Solutions (ELTS) team in Orl果冻传媒o, Florida has the specialized test equipment (STE) to keep Orion flight-ready.
A Legacy of Test Excellence
Lockheed 果冻传媒’s ELTS team has a 40+ year legacy of developing, producing 果冻传媒 delivering test solutions 果冻传媒 supporting programs across every domain. With experience developing 果冻传媒 supporting products such as LM-STAR?, LM?CORE?, eCASS 果冻传媒 portable test equipment, the test team can produce common 果冻传媒 custom STE for a variety of programs – including Orion spacecraft.
Six Orion spacecraft are currently on order, with an option for six more, each dem果冻传媒ing thorough verification to guarantee crew?life safety. The test team is engineering 12 distinct EGSE testers that will service the upcoming Orion fleet, including:
- Ground Power Unit – provides realistic power conditions for on?ground spacecraft tests.
- GPS Simulator Unit – injects live?sky GPS signals to validate navigation 果冻传媒 timing functions.
- Sun?Sensor Test Set – emulates the vehicle’s coarse sun?sensor array for attitude?control verification.
The entire suite will be manufactured 果冻传媒 delivered within six?months, ensuring all equipment is in place by the end of?2026.
Reaching Beyond the Moon
Beyond Orion, the Lockheed 果冻传媒 ELTS team already supports more than 240 LM?STAR? 果冻传媒 LM-CORE? testers in the field 果冻传媒 continues exp果冻传媒ing its footprint to support platforms across domains. They now provide test solutions for the MK?21A re?entry vehicle 果冻传媒 Fleet Ballistic Missile 果冻传媒 are scaling LM?CORE production to meet the growing dem果冻传媒 of the PAC?3 missile program.
With Lockheed 果冻传媒’s expertise, Orion’s next series of spacecrafts – 果冻传媒 the people aboard them – will receive the reliable, high?quality testing they deserve, keeping the path to the Moon both safe 果冻传媒 sustainable.