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NASA moon rocket: From Hitchhikers, Moonship to crew capsule, all explained
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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NASA moon rocket: From Hitchhikers, Moonship to crew capsule, all explained

[ad_1] NASA has kicked off its new moon program with a test flight of a brand-new rocket and capsule. NASA has kicked off its new moon program with a test flight of a brand-new rocket and capsule. Liftoff, which was slated for early Wednesday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, went off successfully. The test flight has sent an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar orbit, 50 years after NASA's famed Apollo moonshots.The project is years late and billions over budget. The price tag for the test flight: more than $4 billion. A rundown of the new rocket and capsule, part of NASA's Artemis program, named after Apollo's mythological twin sister: ROCKET POWERAt 322 feet (98 meters), the new rocket is shorter and slimmer than the Saturn V rockets that hurled 24 Apollo astronaut...
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NASA Launches Massive Artemis I Rocket in First Step Toward Return to Moon
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NASA Launches Massive Artemis I Rocket in First Step Toward Return to Moon

[ad_1] NASA launched its most powerful rocket in 50 years early Wednesday, sending an uncrewed capsule skyward on a 25-day mission to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth. NASA launched its most powerful rocket in 50 years early Wednesday, sending an uncrewed capsule skyward on a 25-day mission to orbit the moon and return safely to Earth.The agency's Space Launch System rocket, with an Orion capsule perched atop it, cleared its Kennedy Space Center launchpad on the Florida coast just after takeoff at 1:48 a.m. local time, its four main engines and twin solid boosters lighting up the night sky.  The mission, called Artemis I, marks the inaugural flight of both the SLS rocket and the Orion crew capsule. And it kicks off NASA's multi-mission Artemis program, which is focused on sen...
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Five Things to Know Ahead of NASA’s Second Moon Launch Try
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Five Things to Know Ahead of NASA’s Second Moon Launch Try

[ad_1] NASA is attempting to send into space a new rocket for the second time this week, to kick off its ambitious Artemis moon program. For the second time this week, NASA is attempting to send into space a new rocket to kick off its ambitious Artemis moon program, with the aim of returning people to the lunar surface by as early as 2025. Anticipation is high for Saturday's launch following an initial attempt on Monday.Here's what you need to know ahead of launch:The Artemis MissionArtemis I is set for launch at 2:17 p.m. Eastern time when a massive rocket is scheduled to carry aloft an an uncrewed capsule in a test flight critical for advancing NASA's goals of establishing a sustainable presence on the lunar surface and eve...
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Fuel leak disrupts NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket
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Fuel leak disrupts NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket

[ad_1] For the second time this week, the launch team began loading nearly 1 million gallons of fuel into the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA. NASA's new moon rocket sprang another hazardous leak Saturday, as the launch team began fueling it for liftoff on a test flight that must go well before astronauts climb aboard. For the second time this week, the launch team began loading nearly 1 million gallons of fuel into the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA. Monday's attempt was halted by a bad engine sensor and leaking fuel. As the sun rose, an over-pressure alarm sounded and the tanking operation was briefly halted, but no damage occurred and the effort resum...
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NASA Moon rocket ready for second attempt at liftoff
3Sep By adminNo Comments
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NASA Moon rocket ready for second attempt at liftoff

[ad_1] NASA is set to make another attempt to launch the Artemis moon rocket on Saturday after its earlier attempt failed this week due to a problem in one of the rocket's four main engines. NASA is set to make another attempt to launch the Artemis moon rocket on Saturday after its earlier attempt failed this week due to a problem in one of the rocket's four main engines. Through this mega mission, NASA intends to send the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon "NASA is targeting 2:17 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 3, for the launch of Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems at the ...
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NASA Readies For Saturday Launch Of Moon Rocket Artemis 1
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NASA Readies For Saturday Launch Of Moon Rocket Artemis 1

[ad_1] The Artemis 1 mission is an uncrewed test flight.United States: The stars appear to be aligned for NASA's Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, with weather forecasts favorable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved.Liftoff is scheduled for 2:17 pm local time (1817 GMT) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the potential for up to a two-hour delay if necessary.The chance for favorable weather conditions within that window sat at 60 percent Thursday evening."The weather looks good," and isn't expected to be a "showstopper," forecast analyst Melody Lovin said at a press conference.NASA has also been working to correct the technical difficulties that lead to the last-minute delay of the launch during its originally scheduled window Mond...
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