Get ready! The largest, most powerful rocket booster built for flight will fire up for a major ground test Tuesday at Orbital ATK's test facilities in Promontory, Utah. This is the last, full-scale qualification test for the booster before the first, uncrewed flight of our new rocket, the Space Launch System, with the Orion spacecraft in 2018. More: http://go.nasa.gov/295WXD9 #JourneyToMars | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

190K views · 790 reactions | Nel suo "banco di prova" nello Utah, ieri Northrop Grumman Corporation Innovation Systems ha effettuato un test su un booster di SLS. L'accensione è servita per testare la qualità costruttiva di alcuni materiali e validarne dei nuovi per l'utilizzo futuro. Fonte: NASA TV | AstronautiCAST | Facebook

27K views · 130 reactions | As Kennedy Space Center takes inventory of the first SLS SRB's, Artemis 1 is quickly approaching. Check out the intense static fire from 2017 of the now upgraded boosters from the Shuttle Era: | The Space Tap | Facebook

ROCKET ROLLOUT: NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission began its journey to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday evening (3/17). Once at the launchpad, preparations for the final pre-launch test will begin before its first voyage set for May or June. | CBS 58 | Facebook

7.5K views · 101 reactions | Erika Alvarez is the Lead Systems Engineer for NASA's Space Launch System — so what does a lead systems engineer do? Get the details and learn more about SLS in our newest episode of NASA's Rocket Science in 60 Seconds! go.nasa.gov/2WPOGgf | NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center | Facebook