what kind of engine did Artimus 1 use and how does it work on earth and around the moon?
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Hi, retired NASA manager for Atlantis here! Let’s break it down:
Artemis used two solid rocket boosters, filled with five segments of combustible material to provide an enormous amount of thrust. This was augmented by four flight proven RS -25 Space Shuttle main engines, with new hardware controllers to allow them to run at 109% of rated thrust, vs 194% during shuttle.
On the actual Orion Space Craft, they are used what was called an OMS engine on the Space Huttle (Orbital maneuvering System). This engine is as simple as it gets. It uses an inert gas (Helium) to force two materials together than ignite on contact, coming out of the bell housing and producing thrust.
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