NASA nixes plan to put astronauts on the 1st mission of its mega-rocket
Well, that was fun, er, nerve-wracking while it lasted.
After months of study, NASA has decided that it won't try to send astronauts to space aboard the first flight of its huge Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, designed to eventually bring people and payloads to destinations like Mars or the moon.
While acting NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot said that it would be technically feasible to add crew to the first SLS mission (called Exploration Mission-1 or EM-1), the risk would be too great when compared to the possible benefits.
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NASA nixes plan to put astronauts on the 1st mission of its mega-rocket
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