The US moon landing rocket once again postponed its launch. Everyone should be accustomed to this result. The only thing they are more curious about is why the US has lost its moon landing ability?
The new plan for returning to the moon is named Artemis, which is similar to Apollo manned moon landing program half a century ago. It mainly contains six major parts. The ultimate goal is to establish a base camp on the moon. In addition, there are also lunar orbits space station , etc.
But the premise of all this is to have a useful "tool of transportation". Half a century ago, Apollo manned moon landing used the Saturn V large-thrust launch vehicle, and the predecessor or technology of this rocket was based on the V2 missile . After World War II, the United States accepted many technicians who defeated Germany and laid a certain technical foundation.
On the other hand, looking at the space race in the last century, the Soviet Union tried every means to ultimately fail to land on the moon. The fundamental reason is that it lacks the launch vehicle with high security. In the last century, the United States conducted manned lunar landings six times from 1969 to 1972, sending 12 astronauts to the surface of the moon, mainly relying on the Saturn V large-thrust launch vehicle.
1972 Apollo 17 completed its last manned moon landing mission, ending the lunar landing plan , and the highly valuable Saturn V launch vehicle was retired. If you want to use it, you can't make it. First of all, the technical documents have been lost, and many corresponding production lines have long been gone. To put it bluntly, Saturn V can no longer be produced.
If you want to successfully land a manned moon, you need a new manned spacecraft. The first step to return to the moon plan is the development of the super rocket, which is the " space launch system " (SLS) that we have seen more than once postponed launch. This super rocket evolved from the retired space shuttle , with extremely strong carrying capacity.
But now its first step is "can't take it". Just recently, it has delayed its launch three times, the main reason is the suspected failure of the launch engine. Of course, this third postponement is mainly to avoid the tropical storm "Ian", and the staff are ready to push the "Space Launch System" (SLS) rocket and the "Orion" spacecraft back to the assembly building.
If this super rocket is removed from the launch platform, its launch time may be delayed even further. The first flight of the launch vehicle is difficult, and the real manned moon landing will be even more delayed.
I wonder if you feel another question: the United States easily landed on the moon half a century ago, but why has it lost its ability to land on the moon now?
In the era of people-oriented, launching detectors requires pursuing absolute safety, such as launch vehicles and manned spacecraft!
The manned moon landing in the United States in the last century was carried out against the background of space battle. In fact, the scientific purpose at that time was not so clear. Even the collected lunar samples were not preserved intact as good things, except for some of them being given as gifts to other countries. In fact, manned moon landing at that time was to completely defeat the former Soviet Union in the field of space exploration. I have to say that the effect was very good.
But now it is different, people must be people-oriented. To put it bluntly, it is for the safety of astronauts' lives and property, and the safety factor must be high. If it were placed more than half a century ago, this super rocket might have been launched long ago.
A super rocket has been postponed to launch nearly 20 times in a few years. We cannot determine when it will be launched. This first step cannot be completed, so it will be a long way to truly return to the moon and manned moon landing.
Many netizens said: The United States has lost its ability to land on the moon! In fact, judging from the current performance, there are indeed frequent problems, but according to the overall mission plan, the United States is likely to be the country that will be the first manned moon landing this century. The first manned moon landing may be completed around 2025. Although the launch has been delayed repeatedly, NASA's old capital can really take advantage of several years, after all, the technology accumulation is still sufficient and stable.
But this status may not be maintained in the future!
In the near future, samples were collected from Mars in the next few years. China Aerospace is likely to be ahead of the United States. All of this is due to the steadily exploratory spirit of taking one step at a time.
Will the United States’ lost moon landing ability be picked up quickly again? This has to wait for subsequent development. At present, the first step to return to the moon is very bumpy. There will be many difficulties in the future. Is it a flat or a bloody head? Maybe wait and see?
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