At 10 a.m. EDT (14:00 UTC) Friday, Aug. 26, leaders from NASA and partners discuss the role of industry in advancing human exploration. Participants are: • Jim Free, associate administrator, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters • Jeff Zotti, RS-25 program director, Aerojet Rocketdyne • Jennifer Boland-Masterson, director of operations, Michoud Assembly Facility, Boeing • Randy Lycans, vice president/general manager of NASA Enterprise Solutions, Jacobs • Kelly DeFazio, director of Orion production, Lockheed Martin • Doug Hurley, senior director of business development, Northrop Grumman • Ralf Zimmermann, head of Moon programs and Orion European Service Module, Airbus During the Artemis I flight test, an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will lift off aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and travel 280,000 miles (450,000 km) from Earth and 40,000 miles (64,000 km) beyond the far side of the Moon, carrying science and technology payloads to expand our understanding of lunar science, technology developments, and deep space radiation. This mission will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis.