Foreign media such as CNET reported on the 17th (local time) that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is promoting a project to send humans back to the moon, has unveiled to the public the image of moving the unmanned lunar probe ‘Artemis 1’ to the launch pad.
On the 17th, NASA started moving the ‘Space Launch system’ (SLS), a rocket developed for manned exploration of the moon and Mars, and the manned space capsule Orion to the launch pad of the Cape Canaveral Space Center, Florida, USA. .
As soon as the launch of the rocket began, NASA started the press conference live online. “The world’s most powerful rocket is emerging,” NASA said. “Humanity will soon usher in a new era of exploration.”
It will take regarding 6 to 11 hours to move the rocket and spacecraft to Launch Site 39B, which is regarding 6.4 km away, and set it up on the launch pad, NASA explained.
After that, the ‘Wet Dress Rehearsal’, the final functional check before launch, will be conducted on the 3rd of next month. The non-combustion test is an important test in which a rocket is loaded with propellant and then practiced for a realistic launch countdown.
The height of the SLS rocket is 98.1 meters, and it is said to have the most propulsion in history, with a propulsion force of up to 8.8 million pounds.
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