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The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills

The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills

This is the Space Launch System, NASA's new generation of high-thrust launch vehicle "Space Launch System" and the "Orion" spacecraft mounted on the top of the rocket, photographed at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 2.

NASA's new generation of high-thrust carrier rocket "Space Launch System" began to carry out launch drills on the 1st, making final test preparations for the "Artemis 1" unmanned lunar test flight mission. However, the lightning tower near the launch pad was struck by lightning many times on the 2nd, and the mission team is assessing its impact and is scheduled to announce the follow-up drill arrangements on the morning of the 3rd.

Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of NASA)

The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills
The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills
The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills
The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills
The US high-thrust rocket "Space Launch System" conducts launch drills

Source: Xinhua Net

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