Getting to Know You, Rocket Edition! Some elements of a rocket can be familiar, like the boosters and engines. But there are several important parts on the SLS that may be less widely known. Case in point? The interim cryogenic propulsion stage. The ICPS is a liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen-based system. On the first test mission of Orion and SLS together, called Exploration Mission-1, the ICPS will give Orion the big push needed to fly beyond the moon before the spacecraft returns to Earth. For later long-duration missions in deep space, this interim stage will be replaced with a more powerful upper stage on SLS needed to carry crews and their spacecraft farther than ever before, including to an asteroid and ultimately Mars. More here: go.nasa.gov/106P2fL
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 19:51:39 +0000
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