AUGUST 16, 2022
Almost half a century after mankind's ultimate mastery over fire came in the form of five titantic Rocketdyne F-1 engines turning 3000 gallons of kerosene and liquid oxygen into 7 million pounds of thrust every second, propelling the 38 story high Saturn V rocket and the Lunar Exploration Vehicle on to the surface of another planet and into the pages of mankind's ultimate scientific accomplishments, NASA is preparing to meet and exceed these same records with their new monster SLS (Space Launch System).
Consisting of a massive main core powered by 4 Rocketdyne RS-25 space shuttle engines fueled by liquid hydrogen and oxygen and two SRBs (solid rocket boosters) generating a whopping 11.6 million pounds of maximum achievable thrust, the SLS module is at the forefront of NASA's operation to put US astronauts back onto the moon with a single launch. The SLS is also capable of carrying more than twice the amount of payload as NASA's current heavy lifter single rocket, the Antares, and will likely be the primary tool for future Earth orbit station and vehicle construction for further missions into interplanetary and even interstellar space.
LIVE: ARTEMIS ROLLOUT TO LAUNCHPAD FROM VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING AT CAPE CANAVERAL, FL:
ARTEMIS FIRST LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 29, 2022 5:30AM EST. FOLLOW HERE:
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COUNTDOWN LIVESTREAM WITH COMMENTARY:
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MORE ARTEMIS INFORMATION AND TEST FOOTAGE:
ARTEMIS SOLID BOOSTER TESTING: UTAH:
ARTEMIS 4XRS-25 CORE HOT FIRE SUSTAINED TEST: "The Cloudmaker". "Scientific naysayers, WE GONNA RAIN ON YO' PARADE, YO!"
MORE HOT FIRE CORE TEST WITH NASA ENGINEER INTERVIEWS:
SLS: THE SPACE ELEVATOR 11.6 million pounds of thrust and 500 seconds of firing just to get everything above the bubble of air that we live in, and in orbit is when the REAL adventure and heavy lifting begins:
INTERPLANETARY: Artist's rendition of the fully deployed Artemis Lunar vehicle ready to embark on the 2 day journey to the Moon:
Thread will be updated CONSTANTLY as the Artemis project continues to mature and progress.
Almost half a century after mankind's ultimate mastery over fire came in the form of five titantic Rocketdyne F-1 engines turning 3000 gallons of kerosene and liquid oxygen into 7 million pounds of thrust every second, propelling the 38 story high Saturn V rocket and the Lunar Exploration Vehicle on to the surface of another planet and into the pages of mankind's ultimate scientific accomplishments, NASA is preparing to meet and exceed these same records with their new monster SLS (Space Launch System).
Consisting of a massive main core powered by 4 Rocketdyne RS-25 space shuttle engines fueled by liquid hydrogen and oxygen and two SRBs (solid rocket boosters) generating a whopping 11.6 million pounds of maximum achievable thrust, the SLS module is at the forefront of NASA's operation to put US astronauts back onto the moon with a single launch. The SLS is also capable of carrying more than twice the amount of payload as NASA's current heavy lifter single rocket, the Antares, and will likely be the primary tool for future Earth orbit station and vehicle construction for further missions into interplanetary and even interstellar space.
LIVE: ARTEMIS ROLLOUT TO LAUNCHPAD FROM VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING AT CAPE CANAVERAL, FL:
ARTEMIS FIRST LAUNCH SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 29, 2022 5:30AM EST. FOLLOW HERE:
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COUNTDOWN LIVESTREAM WITH COMMENTARY:
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MORE ARTEMIS INFORMATION AND TEST FOOTAGE:
ARTEMIS SOLID BOOSTER TESTING: UTAH:
ARTEMIS 4XRS-25 CORE HOT FIRE SUSTAINED TEST: "The Cloudmaker". "Scientific naysayers, WE GONNA RAIN ON YO' PARADE, YO!"
MORE HOT FIRE CORE TEST WITH NASA ENGINEER INTERVIEWS:
SLS: THE SPACE ELEVATOR 11.6 million pounds of thrust and 500 seconds of firing just to get everything above the bubble of air that we live in, and in orbit is when the REAL adventure and heavy lifting begins:
INTERPLANETARY: Artist's rendition of the fully deployed Artemis Lunar vehicle ready to embark on the 2 day journey to the Moon:
Thread will be updated CONSTANTLY as the Artemis project continues to mature and progress.
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