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 ...
Ah
As Billy Preston sang, “ Will it gp round in circles”?
50/50 chance that it makes it to orbit.
Congratulations to NASA/CRT on fleecing the American tax payer.
I would have reserved the name, Artemis, for an asteroid killer.
Nope plans were destroyed long ago
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.
What if it goes Boom ?
“From what I understand, they were exploring the possibility of rebuilding the Saturn V , but the original plans are lost.”
TRUMP has Them
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.
ARTEMIS . . .Do we have to dance with the devil in everything this country does?
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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
“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’.
Did they ask the Chinese for a copy of the plans? They probably have them.
Hillary can fax 📠 them over.
IMHO, it doesn’t stand a chance of success...
Government conceived, designed, constructed, tested, and validated safe...
As all rockets launched by NASA, this was designed, constructed, tested, and validated by contracted companies.
Ok...
I misunderstood...
Thanks for the heads up...
They’re trying to reverse engineer the few remaining engines.🤔
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