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09 Jan 20
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The first core stage for Nasa's "mega-rocket", the SLS, has left its factory
in New Orleans for crucial tests to assess its readiness for launch.
The Space Launch System (SLS) is a critical part of the space agency's
Artemis programme, which aims to return Americans to the Moon by 2024.
The core stage is the centrepiece of the new rocket and will undergo
comprehensive testing in Mississippi.
On Wednesday, it was placed on a barge which will sail it to its destination.
The rocket, which will be taller than a 30-storey building, is being built for
Nasa by Boeing.
Nasa deputy administrator Jim Morhard attended the roll-out of the rocket
stage from the Michoud Assembly Facility (Maf) in New Orleans where it
was built.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51048986
in New Orleans for crucial tests to assess its readiness for launch.
The Space Launch System (SLS) is a critical part of the space agency's
Artemis programme, which aims to return Americans to the Moon by 2024.
The core stage is the centrepiece of the new rocket and will undergo
comprehensive testing in Mississippi.
On Wednesday, it was placed on a barge which will sail it to its destination.
The rocket, which will be taller than a 30-storey building, is being built for
Nasa by Boeing.
Nasa deputy administrator Jim Morhard attended the roll-out of the rocket
stage from the Michoud Assembly Facility (Maf) in New Orleans where it
was built.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51048986
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Are all their rockets named after EastEnders characters?
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Why don't them simply use the design that was so successful half a decade ago?
That refers to the hoax not the rocket. |
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We need a vote to see which forumite we would most like to see sent to the moon
 I am glad we are going back, we should set up a Moon base...it is more use than us fighting wars |
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Drippin once again showing he knows nothing
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