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All systems go for test of NASA’s four-engine monster ‘megarocket’ – The New Daily
NASA’s 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.
NASA’s deep space exploration rocket is set to fire all four engines 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…
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