Instead of keep testing, NASA will not conduct fueling or countdown tests of its moon rocket. They will simply repair a hydrogen leak, and the rocket will be set to launch. The agency says its first launch could come as soon as late August.
According to NASA scientists, “SLS, the agency’s first rocket built to send humans to deep space since the Saturn V, will have the power to take astronauts forwards to the Moon and ultimately to Mars.”
After the tests this week, NASA officials said they were unsure whether they would need to test again. On Thursday they claimed that they have a sufficient amount of data to proceed with the first launch attempt of the SLS rocket that the agency plans to use to return astronauts back to the moon.
“NASA has reviewed the data from the rehearsal and determined the testing campaign is complete,” the agency said in a statement. The agency will roll the rocket and the Orion crew capsule back to the assembly building to repair the leak and prepare for launch.
“NASA will set a specific target launch date after replacing hardware associated with the leak,” the agency said in the statement.
According to NASA “The Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever built by NASA. It’s designed to safely send humans to the Moon – to stay – so that a new era of deep space exploration is possible. Testing ensures the success, not only of the initial flights but also those SLS flights that will carry American astronauts to the Moon and ultimately to Mars.”
According to NASA scientists, “SLS, the agency’s first rocket built to send humans to deep space since the Saturn V, will have the power to take astronauts forwards to the Moon and ultimately to Mars.”
After the tests this week, NASA officials said they were unsure whether they would need to test again. On Thursday they claimed that they have a sufficient amount of data to proceed with the first launch attempt of the SLS rocket that the agency plans to use to return astronauts back to the moon.
“NASA has reviewed the data from the rehearsal and determined the testing campaign is complete,” the agency said in a statement. The agency will roll the rocket and the Orion crew capsule back to the assembly building to repair the leak and prepare for launch.
“NASA will set a specific target launch date after replacing hardware associated with the leak,” the agency said in the statement.
According to NASA “The Space Launch System is the most powerful rocket ever built by NASA. It’s designed to safely send humans to the Moon – to stay – so that a new era of deep space exploration is possible. Testing ensures the success, not only of the initial flights but also those SLS flights that will carry American astronauts to the Moon and ultimately to Mars.”
