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[–] derram ago 

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NASA is thinking about putting astronauts on the first flight of its future giant rocket - The Verge

'NASA is mulling over the idea of putting astronauts on the first flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) — the giant heavy-lift rocket the space agency is building to take people to Mars someday. '

'The vehicle is supposed to carry NASA’s Orion crew capsule —without a crew — into an orbit around the Moon. '

'Meanwhile, an important piece of hardware is needed for the first crewed flight of the SLS. For EM-1, NASA intends to fly a configuration of SLS known as Block 1. '

'Additionally, the GAO said it was concerned about the 2021 date set for the crewed flight EM-2, saying that NASA is accepting higher risk to meet that deadline. '

'The current plan for EM-1 is to launch the SLS from Kennedy Space Center on September 30th, 2018. '

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