Putting people on Mars: The dream is about to come true

With the volume and superior load capacity compared to Saturn boosters that once put Neil Armstrong on the moon, SLS boosters promise to pave the way for people to go to Mars in the future.

NASA used Saturn missiles (left), space shuttle (middle) and small version of SLS (right)

Along with pictures of SLS, NASA also revealed that the new SLS (Space Launch System ) model could carry up to 130 tons of cargo into orbit. SLS will help transport astronauts to ISS International Space Station and will help people to travel to remote areas of the solar system.

Even NASA is hoping that SLS can bring people to Mars and create other space stations around the extraterrestrial planets.

"The potential of using SLS for science will enhance the connection between scientific exploration and the journey of finding human life," said astronaut John Grunsfeld, who now holds the role of faculty associate manager. Study for NASA Center in Washington.

The process of separation of SLS in space

"SLS promises to bring great changes in the exploration of our solar system and the universe" . Currently in the process of building but SLS is expected to become the most powerful boosters of humans. It is expected that this missile model will start operating in 2017, enabling people to explore new planets in space.

On its first test flight, SLS will carry 77 tons of cargo into orbit around the Earth, ie about 3 times the maximum mass that the shuttle can carry today. Next, SLS will continue to be developed to increase the maximum transport volume to 143 tons, much larger than all current boosters.

"While everyone thinks SLS will help explorers, this missile can be applied and many other areas, including space science," said Steve Creech, deputy project manager. SLS's strategy and cooperation confirms.

SLS is bigger than all current boosters

NASA scientists are currently assessing whether the launch of robot spacecraft into the distant space with the SLS rocket, such as Jupiter's Europa Clipper mission to launch the moon, could yield benefits. any benefit. They will also calculate whether SLS can help spacecraft fly straight to distant solar systems, instead of using the planets' gravity to accelerate like today. .

Photo of the launch process of SLS

For example, in the Europa Clipper mission, if successful, the SLS will halve flight time compared to other current boosters.

"During the launch of the rocket into space, mission designers had to work with certain limits on weight and inner space," Creech said. "Depending on the size, the maximum speed will be limited, and this may limit the distance in some cases. Therefore, if you want to go to planets away from us, you will still have to trying to fit into this "limited box." With SLS, we will help "the box" be bigger than the present , " Steve Creech, deputy project manager in charge of strategy and cooperation of SLS. , to speak.

The image of the preparation process for launching SLS

According to Mr. Creech, with the current space shuttle, NASA can only launch telescopes as large as a bus, such as the Hubble telescope. Thanks to the SLS, the ability to create shuttle ships of much greater magnitude than the present will "open new ways of thinking about the planning and design of space science tasks."

Reggie Alexander, director of ACO (Office of Advanced Projects) said: "SLS will completely change the space exploration missions. SLS will allow us to do what is only available now. in dreams, such as collecting dust samples from Saturn's moon Enceladus ".