# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Yc-imA3FA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15342786-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-07-26T13:43:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

Yesterday NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced that the agency will do a Green Run test for the Space Launch System (SLS) prior to Artemis 1. Here’s why: • Astronaut safety is our #1 priority • Increases probability of a successful Moon landing in 2024 • It’s important to discover issues earlier rather than later.

The first eight minutes of every Artemis mission with the SLS rocket will begin with core stage and solid rocket boosters producing 8.8 million pounds of thrust to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft to the Moon. We will test the rocket’s 212-foot tall core stage with a “Green Run” test at the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Flight Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.  We’ll test on Earth before launch day to help ensure mission success and pave the way for future Artemis missions carrying crew to the Moon. Missions at the Moon will be a stepping stone to prepare for human exploration of Mars.

Credit: NASA

#NASA #sls #rocket #greenrun #artemis #orion #moon #exploration

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greenrun, nasa, rocket, moon, artemis, exploration, sls, orion, 1

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