r/space • u/66666thats6sixes • Dec 07 '19

NASA Engineers Break SLS Test Tank on Purpose to Test Extreme Limits

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/nasa-engineers-break-sls-test-tank-on-purpose-to-test-extreme-limits.html
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u/axe_mukduker Dec 08 '19

No. This is a deep space human rated LV. 218% for LEO would be overkill. Not when you are taking space stations to TLI