NASA completes a major test on the mission to take humans back to the moon
Aims to return the US astronauts to the moon by 2024
NASA simulated a launch by firing the engines of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket
SLS rocket was anchored to a tower at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi
SLS is expected to be taken for integration with Lockheed Martin Corp’s Orion spacecraft
NASA aims to send an uncrewed spacecraft to orbit the moon in November
This $3 Bn over programme is three years behind schedule
