Path to Mars Nasa's Bolden revealed that the advanced entry, descent and landing technologies needed to put humans on Mars are ready for entry speed testing high above the waters of the Pacific Ocean during June. With Mars in its sights, Nasa is developing its powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which should be live by 2017 and ready to take Nasa's Orion space capsule deeper into space than previously possible. “Human missions to Mars will rely on Orion and an evolved version of SLS that will be the most powerful launch vehicle ever flown,” said Bolden. Orion will get a heat shield test in December.
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Path to Mars Nasa's Bolden revealed that the advanced entry, descent and landing technologies needed to put humans on Mars are ready for entry speed testing high above the waters of the Pacific Ocean during June. With Mars in its sights, Nasa is developing its powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which should be live by 2017 and ready to take Nasa's Orion space capsule deeper into space than previously possible. “Human missions to Mars will rely on Orion and an evolved version of SLS that will be the most powerful launch vehicle ever flown,” said Bolden. Orion will get a heat shield test in December.
