Space Launch System - Orion

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Arrange the following words in the correct order - "of - nature - beast - the".

[MartG]

PDF about Ascent Abort Test 2

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/fil...

[Eric Mc]

I see that they are now using the Artemis tag for the various missions - which is good because SLS is so uninspiring. Will it take until Artemis 7 before the first manned flight?

[RobDickinson]

SLS was never about missions anyhow, afik the only real thing they had to launch was a deep exploration sat thats shifted to a FH I think now?

Its good they now have an actual mission even if its unrealistic.

37 launches only a handful will be SLS. afik only some of the SLS missions will be manned, I assume all bar the first will be.

[Eric Mc]

At least it's becoming a defined project with a goal.

[FourWheelDrift]

More NASA (less Shatner) 2024 moon mission and their work with Maxar Technologies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m9u_pjnI44

[MartG]

Guy hired to help run NASA's Moon programme has quit -

https://www.newsweek.com/top-nasa-official-2024-mo...

It seems like every new president that's come along, whether Republican or Democrat, wants to cancel their predecessor's space vision, and roll out something that will be "their own" and deny the guy before them in the Oval Office a space legacy. And Congress care more about what congressional district is going to get a share of the funding pie than whether or not NASA actually go anywhere.

[MartG]

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/surround-sound-...

[MartG]

Getting ready for the ascent abort test, due 2nd of July

https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/11367368...

[Beati Dogu]

The Orion capsule is mounted atop a modified Minotaur first stage booster (which is based on the Peacekeeper ICBM)

This is at pad 46 at Cape Canaveral. The 4 hour launch windows starts at 7:00am EDT (midday UK time). Sunrise is at 6.30am local.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/09/fits-check...

[MartG]

Robert Zubrin's view of NASA's moon landing plans. He is definitely not a fan of the Lunar Gateway nor SLS

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/nasa-human-...

[MartG]

Hmmm - seems Boeing is still getting paid bonuses despite SLS expected to be 4 years late

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/new-report...

[Eric Mc]

Probably because they thought it would be 10 years late.

[MartG]

Eric Mc said:

Probably because they thought it would be 10 years late.

[RobDickinson]

Give them a chance...

[Beati Dogu]

ML-1, the SLS' launch platform is currently being carried out to Pad 39B again for 3 months of testing.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/06/egs-ml-1-p...

[MartG]

Next Tuesday - live on NASA TV at 12:00BST

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/coverage-set-fo...

[MartG]

Debris from the abort test hitting the ocean - apparently this was the booster

Edited by MartG on Tuesday 2nd July 15:26

[MartG]

Sequence of pics from Mark Saxby

[Beati Dogu]

Short and dramatic, but successful it seems.