After the landing of the space mission Artemis IIwhich was in charge of exploring deep space for 10 days and shared incredible findings such as the hidden side of the Moonthe POT They are preparing to give it continuity.
The crew made up of astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy broke the record for the furthest distance a flight has ever reached. spacemoving 406 thousand 778 kilometers away from our planet.
One of the objectives of this test trip was to find the way to future expeditions to the Moon and lay the foundations to reach Mars. For this reason, it is causing a stir that less than a month after takeoff, the space agency is already working on what the mission will be. Artemis III.
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NASA shared new images captured by the astronauts of the Artemis mission, which must land in the Pacific Ocean on Friday. Photo: NASA
Through social networksthe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (POTfor its acronym in English), shared the first photos of the space rocket of the new mission.
“With Artemis II returning to the Land safely, the POT has begun transporting the rocket core for the mission Artemis III“, wrote.
With this photo, the POT presented the largest section, of the SLS rocket (Space Launch System) of the agency, which will launch the mission Artemis III in 2027, a key advance on the path to the first manned mission of landing.
At 65 meters tall, the entire core stage consists of the upper four-fifths of the rocket. Photo: NASA
At 65 meters tall, the entire core stage consists of the upper four-fifths of the rocket, along with its engines that, during the launch and the flight, will operate for more than eight minutes, generating more than 900,000 kilograms of thrust to propel the astronauts into the Orion spacecraft of the POT towards orbit.
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