NASA Completes SLS Rocket Tests, Artemis I Demo Mission Next In Line

NASA completed one of its most crucial test missions in the modern space venture for the world, with the recent success of the Space Launch System rocket that passed with flying colors. The Wet Dress Rehearsal is now done, and the project looks towards NASA's continuation of the Artemis I mission, particularly the demonstration launch towards the Moon.

NASA SLS: Testing Done, Now Waiting for Next Step

NASA is done with its tests for the Space Launch System, and it focuses on the wet dress rehearsal that brought massive progress for its upcoming ventures for the company. The agency announced that it is moving forward, and its only way is towards the end goal of the mission, which is to bring astronauts to the Moon using the SLS.

The venture achieved many of its goals for the spacecraft, and it includes including loading cryogenic propellant to its tanks, performing the launch countdown, and draining the tanks. The agency also handed over the automated launch sequencer that focused on the launch countdown, something that the public would see in the actual flight.

Artemis I Demo Mission is Next-In-Line

According to NASA, the Artemis I Demonstration Mission would come next after this feat, and it is the only remaining path the agency needs to take to complete its mission. The demo mission would launch the SLS rocket without any present astronaut joining the task and then return to the planet after its flight.

The goal is to test the SLS' capabilities regarding its actual journey in space and toward the natural satellite.

NASA's SLS and Artemis

NASA's Space Launch System rocket has been under the wet dress rehearsal for a long time, and in the few months that it went from the hangar and back to the launch site, it ensured its systems for the mission. One of the most critical tests of the spacecraft is this venture, and there have been ups and downs for NASA in the past months.

Now, NASA's astronauts may be taking pictures of the Moon from the International Space Station as they are preparing for their future journey, showing the stunning images of the natural satellite from afar. However, soon they will be able to set foot on the lunar surface and continue their mission to bring humanity back to the Moon after several decades.

The Artemis I mission is waiting for its next steps, and one of the upcoming ventures of the agency is the demonstration mission that would have an uncrewed spacecraft using the SLS rocket. It would go to the Moon and back to the planet to ensure that it can handle the actual process before it brings humans back to the lunar space rock.

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Written by Isaiah Richard