Introducing its new huge rocket last month, NASA (American National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is starting to test the rocket after the preparatory work. The rocket, called the Space Launch System (SLS), is ready for trial after two weeks of preparatory work. This will be the last major rehearsal for the space agency, after many years and billions of dollars in development costs, before it finally announces it’s ready to fly.
NASA will hold a three-day rehearsal
Space Launch System as the agency prepares to transport humans and cargo deep into space. The agency’s goal is to play a leading role in the Artemis program, an attempt to send the first woman and first black person to the Moon in the mid-2020s.
Removing approximately 60 thousand pounds of space in orbit, SLS is a vehicle that will carry future astronauts. Designed to launch capsules. But before that, SLS needs to start. His first flight, called Artemis I, was also a rehearsal. The rocket will demonstrate its capabilities around the moon for 4 to 6 weeks without any crew inside. He will also launch Orion in a mission.
For this launch, known as the ‘wet suit rehearsal’, NASA wants to go through all the steps. At the same time, NASA aims to ensure that the infrastructure surrounding the SLS is interoperable for the first time. This includes the massive tools and structures used to stabilize the rocket during launch.
The test will start at 17:00 with a station call. For those who want to follow the test, live footage of the SLS rocket will be featured on one of NASA’s YouTube channels. However, the agency will not allow viewers to listen to the internal audio, as it has done for Space shuttle missions in the past. In addition, NASA officials stated that they will inform the media about the test results on Monday.
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