Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) of NASA's space rocket 'Orion' |
Building rockets to send astronauts to the moon. NASA and contractor teams are already building rockets to support future Artemis Moon missions. NASA will use the spacecraft Orion for the mission. NASA declared it after the completion of the spacecraft's major component interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS)
Major components have been completed for the Artemis III interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) that will provide the power to send astronauts to the Moon. The ICPS, which is built by ULA under a collaborative partnership with Boeing, provides in-space propulsion for the Orion spacecraft after the solid rocket boosters and core stage put SLS into an Earth orbit, and before the spacecraft is flying on its own. The liquid hydrogen tank (left) is built, and soon it will be mated to the intertank (right) that connects it with the liquid oxygen tank.
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