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La NASA arranca el montaje de Artemis II para "histórico" lanzamiento tripulado a la Luna
La NASA inició el montaje del cohete Space Launch System y la cápsula Orion para la misión Artemis II, un vuelo tripulado histórico alrededor de la Luna que marcará el regreso humano al espacio profundo por primera vez desde 1972
TL;DR
- NASA is assembling the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule for the Artemis II mission.
- Artemis II will be a crewed flight around the Moon, the first since 1972.
- The mission is a key step towards sustained human presence on the Moon and future Mars missions.
- The launch window is targeted to open on February 6th and extends through April.
- The ten-day mission will involve a lunar flyby using a 'free return' trajectory, not a landing.
- Artemis II will validate Orion's propulsion, navigation, communication, and life support systems.
- The SLS rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA, and Orion features advanced life support and heat shielding.
- The crew consists of four astronauts: Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch (NASA), and Jeremy Hansen (CSA).