The Deluge System: throws 1.7 million liters of water that NASA plans to include in its launches

To launch a rocket in space, it takes a lot of fuel. And soon too much water.

On October 18, NASA successfully tested a new plan, which she named with a name almost impossible to remember: the flood system . for the protection of the ignition overpressure and the suppression of sound.

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His name, although it seems ambitious, is up to the test The proof: in just one minute , they launched a powerful jet of 1.7 million liters of water from a height of 30 meters.

This flood occurred at the Kennedy Space Center. , Florida, and participates in the preparations for the new Space Launching System (SLS) that NASA plans to launch in 2020.

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According to the US Space Agency, the SLS will be the" most powerful rocket "it ever built.

Once ready, it will be used to send astronauts beyond the orbit of the earth.

In addition, the rocket will have a greater load capacity, which can send robotic missions to places like Luna, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter

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The flood protection system will serve to reduce the large amount of heat and electricity that will release each version of the SLS.

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Its firing test, or rather water, will be Mission Exploration-1 in 2020, in which the ship Orion will be launched, which will lead humans to explore deep space for the first time .

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