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January 26, 2021

GEM 63XL VM-1 Static Test

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Wikipedia dicit:

The Graphite-Epoxy Motor (GEM) is a series of solid rocket boosters fueled by HTPB and produced by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems with a carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer casing. GEM series boosters were previously used on the Delta II, Delta III, and Delta IV. They will fly on the Atlas V and Vulcan.

The GEM-63XL is about 5 feet longer than the regular GEM-63 and will be used on the Vulcan launch vehicle starting in 2021. GEM-63XL offers higher performance at almost half the cost of the AJ-60A boosters currently being used on the Atlas V.

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January 4, 2021

NASA 2021

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Sending the first Artemis mission to the Moon in preparation for human missions, landing a new rover on Mars, and launching the James Webb Space Telescope into space, expanding our ability to see deep into the universe, are just a few of the things NASA has planned for 2021.

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