The new rocket is based on the space shuttle's liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen engines and fuel tanks, coupled initially with upgraded solid-fuel shuttle booster rockets that also were developed under Constellation.Full details over here.
NASA plans a competition that could replace the Alliant Techsystems Inc booster rockets with liquid-fuel rockets.
The rocket would be more powerful than the Apollo-era Saturn booster that carried crews and equipment to the moon between 1969 and 1972.
NASA reveals its most powerful rocket yet
Posted on Thursday, September 15 2011 @ 21:48 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck