Artemis sound suppression system with 4,00,000 gallons of water

These systems are essential for protecting the mobile launcher umbilicals and other crucial ground systems during the liftoff of the Artemis II mission.

Nasa is slowly progressing towards the Artemis-II mission that aims to send astronauts on a round trip to Moon, first since the 1970s.

The American space agency has successfully completed critical tests of the ignition overpressure protection and sound suppression systems at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

These systems are essential for protecting the mobile launcher umbilicals and other crucial ground systems during the liftoff of the Artemis II mission.

The tests involved releasing approximately 4,00,000 gallons of water from large overhead holding tanks onto the mobile launcher and the pad’s flame deflector.