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NASA to Host Accessible Webinar on Artemis Engine Technology

NASA will hold a two-hour virtual webinar on Oct. 2 tailored for blind and low-vision audiences, featuring an audio-described engine test video and a panel on space accessibility.

By Middle East Affairs
September 6, 2026
Two workers in hard hats and safety gear stand on a yellow metal platform below a large yellow crane that suspends a complex red and metallic jet engine assembly above them.
Workers position a Space Launch System (SLS) Artemis engine using a horizontal engine installer beneath a yellow bridge crane at NASA's test facility. The engine, which powers NASA's Artemis missions to the Moon, is being carefully installed in a controlled environment designed for precision aerospace manufacturing. (NASA — Breaking News)
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NASA will host a virtual webinar on Friday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. EDT titled "The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision Community." The two-hour event will be held on the Zoom platform and is open to the public.

The webinar will include an audio-described video of an RS-25 engine test and a question-and-answer session with an Artemis engineer. A panel discussion will address accessibility in space and science fields.

Those wishing to attend must register by Friday, Sept. 25, using a registration form available on NASA's website. Further details will be emailed to registrants before the event.

Artemis is NASA's program to conduct increasingly complex lunar missions, with the goal of establishing a base on the Moon's surface. The RS-25 engine is a key component of the Space Launch System rocket that will power the missions.

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