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Tag: Explained
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Artemis I Explained: NASA’s Flight Test to the Moon
Artemis I is a flight test NASA will conduct to launch Space Launch System and fly the Orion spacecraft on a mission around the Moon and back to Earth. All the systems that make up this deep space exploration program to return humans to the Moon will be tested together as part of this first…
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Space Launch System Explained: A Guide to NASA’s Moon Rocket
NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, is the most powerful rocket NASA’s ever built, designed to get us back to the Moon. SLS will launch astronauts in the Orion spacecraft, and NASA will use the SLS to lay the groundwork for Artemis missions that will pave the way to deep space exploration. This new rocket…
