Nasa repairs the glitchy megarocket equipment prior to the crucial test
Nasa has solved the issue of the equipment that was malfunctioning on a new rocket that is designed to transport astronauts onto moon. Moon.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been working on the huge Space Launch System (SLS) for its inaugural flight, which is scheduled for March. The previous month, it was able to identify an issue with an engine controller on board. However, the part has been replaced, and the four engine controllers all were able to perform well in tests this week. They serve in the role of their "brains" for each of the massive RS-25 engines, which in propelling SLS SLS into orbit. They communicate with the rocket for exact control over the engine, and to identify any issues. Nasa's huge SLS rocket: a reference Nasa's Moon-ship is linked to megarocket We will continue to report on the Artemis program In the last year, certain electronic components on the engine's controller were unable to be powered up continuously during the test. Last week, all controllers were operational and worked as expected as engineers tested them during further tests. The SLS is located within the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) located at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. If Orion is stacked on top, Orion spacecraft is placed over it, the whole structure is 98m (322ft) high, which is taller than that of the Statue of Liberty. This model of the SLS will produce 8.800,000lb (39.1meganewtons) in thrust. It's 15% higher than the enormous Saturn V launcher that lofted people up to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s. This SLS is in the process of being built to launch a mission named Artemis-1 that will let the rocket launch Nasa's Orion spacecraft toward the Moon. The mission is designed for testing SLS as well as Orion systems prior to the first launch with crews in 2024. The final stage of testing of testing for the Artemis-1 device is the wet dress rehearsal in which the SLS is transported towards the launchpad in Kennedy then loaded cryogenic (cold) propellants in liquid form. The mission, dubbed Artemis-3 will be the first time humans reach the lunar surfaces since Apollo 17 mission, in 1972. It may launch in 2025, if everything goes as planned. The members of the crew who will land on the Moon in the mission are yet to be announced, but Nasa will be training a selected group of astronauts to pilot on the Orion spacecraft.
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