The SLS rocket passed its first test with flying colors.
"The post-flight analysis team will continue reviewing data and conducting final reportings," the statement added.
The data showed, for example, that the thrust levels of the four RS-25 engines on the core stage of SLS performed within 0.5 percent of the expected values. NASA officials drew from a wealth of data, including camera footage of the launch totaling about 31 terabytes of data. "The numerous views of the Artemis 1 rocket, including the solid rocket booster separation and interim cryogenic propulsion stage separation, provided imagery data that helped us assess how SLS performed from liftoff through the ascent and separation events," Beth St. Peter, SLS imagery integration lead, said in the statement.
This is partly because the goal of Artemis I was to stress test SLS and the Orion capsule to their limits. Artemis II will place a stronger focus on safety, given that it will carry a crew of astronauts. If all goes to plan, the launch of Artemis II is expected to occur in 2024. NASA's SLS rocket generated a massive 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it the most powerful rocket in the world. This may soon be overtaken by
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