What looks like a flood at Kennedy Space Center is actually NASA testing one of the most powerful water systems on Earth — the Artemis II Water Deluge Test! 🌕💦 In this jaw-dropping test, engineers unleashed hundreds of thousands of gallons of water across Launch Pad 39B to make sure the Ignition Overpressure and Sound Suppression System is ready for the next big step — sending astronauts around the Moon! 🌌👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 💧 Purpose? When NASA’s massive SLS rocket ignites, it creates extreme heat,

Stratolaunch Aircraft First Rollout Stratolaunch Systems is still working on the rocket models that will be dropped from the carrier aircraft, but in October 2016 the company said it would use modified Pegasus XL rockets built by Orbital ATK for the first tests. In preparation for today's rollout, Scaled Composites spent the past weeks disassembling a three-story scaffold that surrounded the aircraft during construction. The aircraft's full weight rested on its 28 wheels for the first time, allo

▶️ The world’s largest aircraft taking off in California, on Saturday, April 13. 👉 The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp., started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market. The white airplane called Roc, which has a wingspan the length of an American football field and is powered by six engines on a twin fusela