The Artemis I mission’s rocket engines and boosters have direct ties to Columbia, Challenger and each of the other shuttles, and even one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. FOX13
mission’s rocket engines and boosters have direct ties to each of the shuttles and even one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts.
Where the SLS does top the Saturn V is launch thrust. With the help of two upgraded solid rocket boosters, the SLS will be 15% more powerful than the Saturn V, generating 8.8 million pounds of thrust at launch. Over three decades of the shuttle program, 46 engines were produced. Of those, NASA saved 16 for use as the main engines on what became the SLS rockets; 24 more will be manufactured for future flights.
Engine E2056: Four flights, including STS-109, a Hubble Telescope servicing trip and Columbia’s last successful missionEngine E2060: Three flights, most notably STS-135 Atlantis, the final shuttle mission
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