A half century after the end of NASA’s Apollo era, the U.S. space agency’s long\u002Danticipated bid to return astronauts to the moon’s surface remains at least…
But NASA aims to take a giant leap in its renewed lunar ambitions with the debut launch set for next Monday in Florida of its next-generation megarocket, the Space Launch System and the Orion crew capsule it is designed to carry.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The SLS represents the biggest new vertical launch system NASA has built since the Saturn V rockets flown during its Apollo moon program of the 1960s and 1970s. NASA’s Artemis program, named for the goddess who was Apollo’s twin sister in ancient Greek mythology, aims to return astronauts to the moon as early as 2025 and establish a long-term lunar colony as a steppingstone to even-more-ambitious future voyages sending people to Mars.
A successful SLS-Orion launch is a crucial first step. The towering spacecraft, 322 feet tall, was slowly trundled to Launch Pad 39B last week following weeks of final preparations and ground tests. Orion will be carrying a simulated crew of three – one male and two female mannequins fitted with sensors to measure radiation levels that a real-life crew would encounter.
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