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Orion “Integrity” Arrives KSC for Post-Mission Processing

5/1/2026

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Orion “Integrity” arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 28, 2026, beginning post-mission processing.
NASA removed the spacecraft’s payloads, avionics, heat shield and propellant during de-servicing.
All 186 Avcoat blocks for Artemis 3’s heat shield were installed on the Orion vehicle.
Artemis 3’s service module finished thermal-cycle testing, solar-array checks and adapter-cone install.
NASA will integrate crew and service modules with the launch abort system in 2026.

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Orion “Integrity” arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 28, 2026, beginning post-mission processing.
NASA removed the spacecraft’s payloads, avionics, heat shield and propellant during de-servicing.
All 186 Avcoat blocks for Artemis 3’s heat shield were installed on the Orion vehicle.
Artemis 3’s service module finished thermal-cycle testing, solar-array checks and adapter-cone install.
NASA will integrate crew and service modules with the launch abort system in 2026.