Will SLS be ready to launch to the Moon? 🚀 engineering
If NASA's upcoming wet dress rehearsal goes to plan, SLS will be cleared to launch NASA's uncrewed Orion capsule around the Moon in the summer for Artemis I. The plan is then for Artemis II to send astronauts around the Moon, and for Artemis III to conduct the first astronaut Moon landing since At just under 100m in height, SLS is a massive launch vehicle, though it's a little smaller than SpaceX's full-stack Starship attached to a booster, which measures 120m.
SLS will have a payload capacity that will allow NASA to send more than 27 metric tons of cargo to the Moon as part of its goal of establishing a constant human presence on the Moon beyond Artemis III. NASA has come under fire in recent months and years due to its SLS program going millions of dollars over budget. Some reports have even claimed NASA officials are"
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