Simulating the Launch

Innovation Now by 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Apr 17, 202600:01:30Technology

Long before Artemis II launched, NASA teams were running simulations to show how the rocket’s exhaust plumes would interact with the air, water, and the launchpad.

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