NASA completes major rocket test that could send humans back to the moon

(Reuters)

Aerospace companies on Thursday gave credit to the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for successfully testing engines on a missile made by the Boeing Company for the Artemis space missions that aim to bring American astronauts back to the Moon. ‘by 2024. And that’s more than half a century after the last lunar march.
And “NASA” simulated the launch process by operating the primary stage motors of the space launch system missile while it was mounted on a turret at the “Stennis” Space Center in Mississippi. The four RS25 engines roared for eight minutes of testing, filling the surrounding area and the sky with clouds of white smoke. After the engines were shut down, NASA employees could be heard applauding the live video broadcast from the space agency, and several airlines praised “NASA” for their success in this test.
A previous test ended in January after about a minute, well under the roughly four minutes engineers need to collect enough data. The space launch system is now expected to fly to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to be integrated with Lockheed Martin’s Orion spacecraft.
NASA aims to send an unmanned spacecraft to orbit the moon in November and return US astronauts to the moon by 2024, but the space launch system’s program is three years behind schedule and requires around 3 billion dollars more than budget.