Aborting moon rocket to test Musk’s power

NASA’s Artemis Mission 

The Space Launch System (SLS) is NASA’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts and cargo beyond low Earth orbit, including missions to the Moon (Artemis* program) and eventually Mars.

• Artemis is NASA’s program to explore the Moon and prepare for human missions to Mars.

Objectives:

• Study how the Sun’s radiation interacts with the Moon, which lacks a magnetic field.
• Establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon.
• Enables future deep space missions including Mars expeditions.

Mission Significance:

• Land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024.
• Utilize the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for deep space travel.
• Astronauts will dock at the Lunar Gateway before descending to the lunar surface.

Key Missions:

• Artemis I: Uncrewed mission to test SLS and Orion spacecraft.
• Artemis II: 1^st Crewed mission orbiting around the Moon.
• Artemis III: Will send the first humans to explore the region near the lunar South Pole.
• Artemis IV: Debuts humanity’s first lunar space station, a larger, more powerful version of the SLS rocket, and new mobile launcher.

Falcon Heavy Rocket – Developed by SpaceX

• Most powerful rocket globally (as per SpaceX).
• Dimensions of Rocket: Height – 70 m, Width – 12.2 m, Mass – 1,420,788 kg.
• Engines: 27 Merlin engines generating over 5 million pounds of thrust at lift off (equivalent to 18 Boeing 747 aircraft at full power).
• Merlin engines: Developed by SpaceX, using RP-1 (refined kerosene) and liquid oxygen as propellants, designed for recovery and reuse.
• Payload capacity: Can lift 64 metric tonnes into orbit.
• Structure: Uses three boosters for additional thrust and lift capacity.