I’d like to see more tech like this developed, tested, and put into regular use. It’s not, say, an Epstein Drive from The Expanse; but as a certain character from a geeky science fiction western would say, “This is the way.”
Am I concerned about the nuclear power source? I lived and worked on a nuclear powered submarine for years that has continued to safely plow the seas carying new generations of sailors for decades; so the answer to that question would be a, “No.”
NASA is targeting a two-hour test window that opens at 5 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 16, for the hot fire test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Live coverage will begin at 4:20 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website, followed by a post-test briefing approximately two hours after the test concludes.
See NASA Press Release for more info: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-hot-fire-test-of-rocket-core-stage-for-artemis-moon-missions
I’m looking forward to seeing this. The SN8 flight was spectacular!
https://everydayastronaut.com/starship-sn9-10-kilometer-flight/amp/
