NASA engineers believe the agency’s most powerful rocket is ready to support crewed flight after undoing months of review and getting ever closer to a final report, which would pave the way for future space endeavors.
From initial analysis, NASA said key engine pressures and temperatures were within two percent of predicted values and entrance into orbit was off by 2.9 miles – all well within its acceptable parameters.
"NASA’s Space Launch System rocket has laid the foundation for the Artemis Generation and the future of spaceflight in deep space," John Honeycutt, SLS program manager, said in a statement. "The correlation between actual flight performance and predicted performance for Artemis I was excellent.
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