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NASA has set its goal of sending humans to the Red Planet in the 2030s.
It cites delays in the development of the Orion service module, provided by the European Space Agency (ESA), as well as technical risks from changes in the design of the capsule's heat shield.
US President Donald Trump seems to have taken a great interest in upcoming space explorations, particularly, in manned lunar landing mission.
According to NASA, four RS-25 engines, joined with a pair of solid rocket boosters, will power the SLS core stage at launch.
As the name signifies, the solid rocket booster, manufactured by Orbital is meant to give extra boost to SLS.
SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft will launch astronauts on missions to explore multiple destinations on the journey to Mars.
NASA scientists are currently working on a new laser technology that can take humans to Mars in flat three days.
The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V.
The first manned flight of the ambitious Orion spacecraft that will help humans land on Mars and other distant worlds may be delayed by two years to 2023, the US space agency announced.
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