Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. FOX13
new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top.
If all goes well, astronauts could strap in as soon as 2024 for a lap around the moon, with NASA aiming to land two people on the lunar surface by the end of 2025.The six-week test flight is risky and could be cut short if something fails, NASA officials warn. FILE - Side-by-side images of the Saturn V 'Moon Rocket' on launch pad at Cape Kennedy , Atop the vehicle is the Apollo 4, unmanned space craft, August 26, 1967 and NASA’s Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seeThe retired founder of George Washington University’s space policy institute said a lot is riding on this trial run. Spiraling costs and long gaps between missions will make for a tough comeback if things go south, he noted.
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