and the first person of colour setting foot there. it is the apollo mission for a new generation as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap, we re heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet tall, roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its colossal size means it s really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren t enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now, you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it s here, near the top,
confirmed! the agency s artemis mission is being heralded as the start of a new era of space exploration as our science editor, rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap, we re heading back to the moon, and it all starts here with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system or sls for short and it s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet tall, roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its colossal size means it s really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren t enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel.
and its expected that it will lead eventually to the first woman and the first person of colour setting foot there. it is the apollo mission for a new generation, as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap we are heading back to the moon, and it all starts here, with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet tall roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its colossal size means it s really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren t enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now you might be wondering
it has four engines, but even those aren t enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it s here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time. this is a test flight, so there are no people on board. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b, the same one used for apollo, it will be nervewracking. 3, 2, 1. the rocket thunders away from the earth, eventually reaching speeds of nearly 25,000 miles, 01’40,000 kilometres, an hour. as each component of the rocket completes
we are heading back to the moon, and it all starts here, with the artemis mission and nasa s huge rocket. it s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres about 320 feet tall, roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its colossal size means it s really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren t enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it s here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time.