After four months of rigorous testing in the world's premier space environments simulation facility at NASA's Plum Brook Station, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission is certified and another step toward being ready for flight.

The test campaign, which was completed ahead of schedule in mid-March, subjected the spacecraft to the extreme temperatures and electromagnetic conditions it will endure during its uncrewed test flight around the Moon and back to ensure it will perform as designed.

The spacecraft will fly back to NASA's Kennedy Space Center aboard the agency's one-of-a-kind Super Guppy to begin final assembly and checkout, including installation of the spacecraft's four solar arrays, and eventual integration with the Space Launch System rocket.

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