NASA prepares for deep space with test of most powerful rocket

NASA prepares for deep space exploration with test of its most powerful rocket ever

Posted on 16 Mar 2015 by Aiden Burgess

NASA test the rocket booster for their Space Launch System at Utah. Photo courtesy of NASA

NASA has taken a major step in its quest towards deep space exploration after successfully testing the most powerful rocket ever made.

The booster for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket was fired up for a two minute test at the Orbital ATK test facility in Utah last week. The two minute test duration is the same amount of time it would take to fire the SLS off the launch pad for a flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space…

NASA prepares for deep space exploration with test of its most powerful rocket ever

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