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NASA’s ‘megarocket’ set for crucial test – 7NEWS.com.au
The deep space exploration ‘megarocket’, which aims to take Americans to the moon within years, is set to test its huge power for the first time.
NASAs deep space exploration rocket is set to fire all four rockets of its behemoth core stage for the first time in a once-in-a-generation test.
The test marks a crucial point for the years-delayed US government project, which is facing mounting pressure from emerging private sector technology.
The Boeing-built Space Launch System (SLS) is known as a megarocket and is being developed with the aim of putting Americans back on the moon within a few years.
The hot fire test for SLS is expected to…
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