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Artemis: Nasa readies giant Moon rocket for maiden flight
bbc ^ | 08/17/2022 | Jonathan Amos

Posted on 08/17/2022 4:31:52 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Known as the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle was moved to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the expected lift-off on 29 August.

The debut outing is a test with no crew aboard, but future missions will send astronauts back to the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years.

The near 100m-tall (328ft) SLS rode an immense tractor to the pad.

It started moving from its assembly building at Kennedy just before 22:00 on Tuesday, local time, and had completed the 6.7km (4.2 miles) journey by just after sunrise on Wednesday morning.


(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: artemis; moon; nasa; rocket
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To: Jim Noble

Ah


21 posted on 08/17/2022 5:13:09 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BenLurkin

As Billy Preston sang, “ Will it gp round in circles”?


22 posted on 08/17/2022 5:18:36 PM PDT by bigbob (z)
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To: BenLurkin

50/50 chance that it makes it to orbit.

Congratulations to NASA/CRT on fleecing the American tax payer.


23 posted on 08/17/2022 5:27:04 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Asking questions is your right.)
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I would have reserved the name, Artemis, for an asteroid killer.


24 posted on 08/17/2022 5:28:04 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: OHPatriot

Nope plans were destroyed long ago


25 posted on 08/17/2022 5:31:54 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!you)
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To: Maudeen; SJackson
ARTEMIS . . .Do we have to dance with the devil in everything this country does?

In ancient Greek mythology and religion...

How about that Apollo fellow of Moon landing fame, who is often depicted with his harp?

Next think you know, he'll be dancing to What a Lyre I Am, from the Tender Loving Care album.

Impurity serves to disorient and redirect God's adversaries. As in what a terrible stench permeates this place -- nothing to see here but a floating zoo ♪ ♫.

Few ever catch on.

26 posted on 08/17/2022 5:37:20 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️𓊹 𓌃 "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️)
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To: BenLurkin

What if it goes Boom ?


27 posted on 08/17/2022 5:46:43 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: telescope115

“From what I understand, they were exploring the possibility of rebuilding the Saturn V , but the original plans are lost.”

TRUMP has Them


28 posted on 08/17/2022 5:47:48 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: WMarshal

SLS exists just so they can pretend to have something just in case starship turns into a dumpster fire. Also to get as much pork in before commercial eats their lunch.


29 posted on 08/17/2022 5:50:42 PM PDT by jarwulf ( )
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To: Maudeen

ARTEMIS . . .Do we have to dance with the devil in everything this country does?

The naming of space capsules and rockets by NASA has always favored the Greek / Roman gods...

Saturn
Gemini
Mercury
Apollo
Atlas
Titan
Antares

For that mater, the planets in our own Solar System are named for Greek / Roman gods...

Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto


30 posted on 08/17/2022 6:04:04 PM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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To: telescope115

“From what I understand, they were exploring the possibility of rebuilding the Saturn V , but the original plans are lost.”

Likely couldn’t do it now anyway, due to processes, materials, and skills either being lost or outlawed. We’ll never have their capability again, it was developed by another species of humans - we’re now a ‘service economy’.


31 posted on 08/17/2022 6:06:48 PM PDT by BobL (The Globalists/Neocons desperately want Ukraine to win...makes it easy for me to choose a side)
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To: SaveFerris

Did they ask the Chinese for a copy of the plans? They probably have them.


32 posted on 08/17/2022 7:22:34 PM PDT by curious7
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To: curious7

Hillary can fax 📠 them over.


33 posted on 08/17/2022 7:35:22 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BenLurkin

IMHO, it doesn’t stand a chance of success...

Government conceived, designed, constructed, tested, and validated safe...


34 posted on 08/17/2022 8:21:10 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: SuperLuminal

As all rockets launched by NASA, this was designed, constructed, tested, and validated by contracted companies.


35 posted on 08/18/2022 6:19:56 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: GingisK

Ok...
I misunderstood...
Thanks for the heads up...


36 posted on 08/18/2022 9:53:21 AM PDT by SuperLuminal
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To: Jim Noble

They’re trying to reverse engineer the few remaining engines.🤔


37 posted on 08/23/2022 4:32:44 AM PDT by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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