{"id":28623,"date":"2022-01-17T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=103619"},"modified":"2022-01-17T10:29:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T10:29:13","slug":"how-nasas-space-launch-system-will-take-crew-to-the-moon-and-mars","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/how-nasas-space-launch-system-will-take-crew-to-the-moon-and-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"How NASA\u2019s Space Launch System will take crew to the Moon and Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Ezzy Pearson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 17 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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W<\/span>hen the Space Shuttle<\/a> programme shut down in 2011, NASA was left unable to launch heavy payloads into orbit.<\/p>\n

But that will soon change as the agency prepares to launch its Space Launch System (SLS) in March or April 2022.<\/p>\n

The SLS will eventually carry payloads of up to 45 tonnes to lunar orbit and is a key part of the Artemis programme, NASA\u2019s endeavour to send the first woman to the lunar surface by 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Space Launch System\u2019s key features<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Orion spacecraft<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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