That's the amount of thrust needed to lift NASA's new Artemis from the grasp of the Earth's atmosphere. Despite the flight scrub being a a disappointment yesterday a few more days wait for the biggest rocket ever made is no great shakes. After all, it is rocket science.
Godspeed Artemis.
Will you be watching again?
Looking forward to it. Mind you, at this stage it should be rocket engineering, if they are having problems with the rocket science, we are in real trouble!
ReplyDeleteIt is odd, the more complex it is the more fragile it is. A NASA commentator said yesterday that 'With all this new technology we have then many more things can go wrong' or something like that. Surely the new technology is being used to safeguard the mission, not derail it. It seems like an oxymoron. Didn't Apollo get the moon with less tech than that in a smartphone? OK, maybe not that little but you know what I mean. C'mon Artemis, you can do it!
DeleteThe Apollo spacecraft had less processing power than a smartphone I believe but they were dedicated to fewer tasks, navigation and landing, so were well up to the job! Having said that, I think Aldrin navigated a Gemini spacecraft with no computer, just a sextant, pen and paper!
ReplyDeleteGood old Buzz! To infinity and beyond ..... With a sextant!
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