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It's an exciting time at NASA,
we're building and testing

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the rocket that will enable a new
era of human space exploration,

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the most powerful rocket ever
built, America's deep space rocket

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the Space Launch System!

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Welcome back to SLS trivia!
I'm Kevin O'Brien.

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I'm a driver, I'm a flyer, but
most importantly, I'm your host!

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Today we've got three new
questions about deep space.

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So, let's get right to it! I've got
a really good feeling about this.

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Question number one!

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Once SLS reaches low-Earth
orbit, what in-space propulsive

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maneuver will it perform to
send its payload to the Moon?

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Lunar Orbit Orientation
Propulsion Technique

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Trans-Lunar Injection

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or the Holdo Maneuver

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Well it takes a big rocket to
get big payloads to the Moon,

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and that's why the colossal SLS
rocket will be the only rocket

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capable of launching crew
and large cargo to the Moon in

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a single launch.

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The Holdo Maneuver may be
useful when protecting Resistance

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transporters from attacks
by the First Order

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but it won't do much good
in getting you to the Moon.

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Nope, there's no plot holes
in this one, to get to the Moon,

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SLS will perform a Trans-Lunar
Injection to create enough velocity

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to overcome the pull of Earth's
gravity. On its first flight, SLS will

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of delivering more than
26 metric tons to TLI,

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and the evolved SLS Block
2 will be capable of delivering

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more than 45 metric tons to
TLI, making SLS the world's most

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powerful rocket. Wow.
On to Q2! Punch it!

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On Exploration Mission-1,
the SLS rocket's Interim

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Cryogenic Propulsion Stage will
give the Orion spacecraft the big

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in-space boost needed to
fly to the Moon and beyond.

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The ICPS will be powered
by what engine?

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Is it the RL10

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The SRB42

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or a Twin Ion Engine

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When the ICPS fires to
perform a Trans-Lunar Injection,

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what rocket engine will it be firing?

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Well, SRB42 engines are
helpful when trying to make

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the Kessell Run in less than
12 parsecs, or fighting off TIE fighters,

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which happen to be powered
by Twin Ion Engines,

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but the ICPS will be
powered by the liquid

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hydrogen and liquid
oxygen fueled RL10.

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The RL10, which has been
crucial to NASA’s space

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exploration and has put hundreds
of commercial and military payloads

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into orbit, will produce more
than 24 thousand pounds of thrust

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when performing at TLI.

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How are you doing so far?

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Great kid, don't get cocky!

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Question number three.

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Flying as secondary payloads
on EM-1, 13 CubeSats

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will be located where on
the SLS rocket?

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Orion Stage Adapter

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The Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter

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or the Forward Skirt

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After the Orion spacecraft
separates from the ICPS,

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the CubeSats will embark on
their own deep-space missions,

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but where will these little
stowaways hitch their rides?

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The 13 small satellites will ride
into deep space inside

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the Orion Stage Adapter, which
will connect Orion to the ICPS.

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Each has a mission that can
provide NASA with new

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key knowledge and test
new technologies.

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CubeSats flown on the mission
will perform in-space experiments

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and demonstrations that
will advance the capabilities

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needed to take humans farther
into space than ever before.

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There you go! Three questions
all about how SLS

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will enable a new era of
deep-space exploration.

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You know, sometimes I amaze
even myself. How'd you do?

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Let us know in the comments,
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