NASA’s Most Powerful Rocket May Be One Step Closer to Launch

NASA decided to kick off the year by performing a test on the Space Launch System that's destined to put the first woman on the moon. But things didn’t go quite as expected.

NASA has been prepping its new SLS rocket, and working with partners to build a new crew capsule known as Orion. In addition to the capsule, SLS can also carry astronauts and cargo to the Moon in a single mission. But the rocket wasn’t just designed to get humans back to the Moon.

In fact it’s the first deep space rocket developed for crewed missions by NASA since the famous Saturn V rocket, used for the Apollo Program. NASA defines the design of SLS as flexible and evolvable, which will allow for longer scientific robotics missions deeper into space.

This is possible because of the multiple configurations of SLS that can achieve not only various payload capacities, but also maximum thrust. Making it adaptable for crewed and cargo missions to the Moon as well as other planets.

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[macdietz]

"May be"

This might be the most used phrase in any seeker video title.

[hellcat]

"The first moon missions were very dangerous, so we're putting in all these different safety parameters that need to be met before we'll authorize a new flight.... Until our contractors can't meet those parameters, in which case we'll lower them."

[Boyfrenk]

Is it completely reusable? *Laughs in SpaceX noises*

[IvddeVRC]

Its my 16th birthday today, and seeing all of this space stuff happening is really making my transition to adulthood really great

[_percent]

Imagine, a whole planet without tiktokers

[Baal]

"NASA decided to kick off the year in a major way"
Perseverance: "Am I a joke to you"

Great video though

[TheJoeSwanon]

Most powerful rocket edge… It’s still basically the space shuttle stack with one extra RS-25 rocket Engine

[dvanerdivkanade]

I still can't wait for combo super heavy + starship

[fsf]

By the time it's ready it will already be obsolete

[liquidhype]

He keeps yapping on about thrust this and thrust that, yet completely ignores the solid rocket motors, which is responsible for 80+% of the thrust for the first 2 minutes or so of flight.

[nikolaikostka]

This would’ve been great 30 years ago. At this point it would be far cheaper to go spacex. Even if you divided the load on a bunch of falcon heavy launches I’m sure it would be a fraction of the price of one SLS. That’s said I am not an expert in space or anything for that matter and that is just my opinion.

[ExcessumGaming]

SLS - Senate launch system... by the time they finish that thing SpaceX will have Starship landing on moon and mars routinely... They are working on SLS for decades and its based off ancient design....

[tramsgar]

Finally fully metric without any imperial "translations" - wonderful! <3

[chromeinox]

20 years from now we'll be exactly where we are today.
Can't

[MotorCityPhoenix]

Spacex is going to make this system irrelevant

[sudoscience]

NASA should probably just give up on the SLS and reallocate funding to SpaceX/Starship, maybe Blue Origin/New Glenn(they'll probably be able to get their act together faster than Boeing), etc.

[glenzee]

A four minute only test will result in mission failure when launched. My crystal ball says so. Mark this down. Eight minute flight? Eight minute test. If not no proof of competency. I don't need to be a rocket scientist.

[emiledubois]

I really think starship (or an other look-a-like) will be more used.
First of all, NASA is goverment-funded so i believe starship will develop way Faster because of funding.
And second, because starship is reusable, the cost of a launch (which is important for NASA) will be less.

[RafiKhan-zcub]

Please lower the background music volume next time!! Great video

[HourBule]

Would love to hear the upgrade to the software tech - what kind of ML is being utilized and in what ways. Very cool stuff you guys talk about