Testing of new rocket motors NASAThe future Moon Mission There was a problem this week, with the full-size booster throwing out powerful fires and scattered debris.
Northrop Grumman, the chief contractor of the booster, conducted a two-minute ground test of a solid rocket motor, which was tied to the side. Within the first 1.5 minutes, the motor – called NASA Boosters are outdated and have extended life,,,,, or Bole – seems to work fine. After a few seconds, debris blows out of the nozzle and the flames flash in the long exhaust plume.
The 156-foot booster kept firing for the rest of the tests and no one was injured. You can watch NASA’s live stream below, starting from about 22 minutes and 17 seconds to enter the video.
The engineer did not immediately acknowledge the issues during the broadcast except for a controller that published “Wow”. The company later confirmed the problems that occurred later in the burn, although representatives did not elaborate on what went wrong.
Anomaly issues that occur in Northrop Grumman test facility in Cape Utah raise questions about hardware that will one day be sent astronaut Enter space – Probably Mars.
“As a new design and the largest segmented solid rocket booster ever, it provides us with valuable data to iterate our designs for future development,” said Jim Kalberer, vice president of propulsion systems at Northrop Grumman. statement.
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Bole Motor is a redesign of the motor used on NASA Space Launch SystemUnder the Artemis program, or SLS is the rocket that brings astronauts to the moon. It can be replaced with lightweight materials and new fuel for old parts, making it bigger and allowing the rocket to put heavier loads.
Boosters for the first eight flights Artemis Reuse the steel lift boxes and other parts from the shuttle program. Starting with Artemis IX, the SLS Rockets, sometimes called dubbing Giant Moon Rocketholes should be used. The plan is to get them both sides of the rocket.
“To save costs and timelines, we implemented the legacy hardware of the shuttle into our designs, but this is running out as Artemis plans go on,” said Julia Khodabandeh, deputy manager of NASA SLS Booster Element Office. “It was impractical to restart manufacturing in the 1970s era.”
This is the first demonstration test of the enhanced five-stage solid rocket motor. Dave Reynolds, NASA’s SLS Booster Subsystems manager, said the booster produced more than 4 million pounds of thrust.
“It can be seen from the hillside there, and this still feels the impact of the test,” Renault later said.
The purpose of the demonstration is to test the limits of motor design, understand the pressures and pressures of different materials, and see if the motor components can withstand extreme conditions. The two-minute test mimics the time the booster fires during the actual launch. Northrop Grumman officials said data from Bole tests would help improve the design.
It will take at least until the late 2030s that new boosters will not fly, and it is unclear whether they will. NASA’s proposed budget cuts will mean production stops for SLS Artemis IIIThis is the first human moon landing since Apollo 17. The mission was first postponed until 2027.
The White House said it hopes to see the space agency focus on using commercial systems. Councillors are still arguing about more SLS launches, About $4.1 billion eachfunding.
