Space Launch System (SLS) - NASA
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Combining power and capability, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration and Artemis. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the Moon in a single launch.
Space Launch System - Wikipedia
WEBThe Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory.
SLS Fact Sheets - NASA
WEBJul 25, 2024 · NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, will be powered by RS-25 engines that combine proven performance with advanced engineering and technology. The SLS will launch astronauts on missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.
Space Launch System - NASA
WEBJul 11, 2024 · NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) is a super heavy-lift rocket that provides the foundation for human exploration beyond Earth orbit. With its unprecedented capabilities, SLS is the only rocket that can send NASA’s Orion spacecraft, four astronauts, and large cargo directly to the Moon on a single mission.
Nasa's giant SLS rocket: A guide - BBC
WEBJun 13, 2021 · Nasa has been developing a huge rocket called the Space Launch System (SLS) to launch astronauts to the Moon - and eventually Mars. Set to make its debut in early 2022, the SLS is the...
Artemis I - NASA
WEBThe SLS has two solid rocket boosters that burn approximately six tons of solid propellant each second to help lift the enormous rocket off the launch pad and send it soaring to space. Their job is finished in two minutes.
WEBArtemis I was the first integrated flight of the agency’s new super heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), and the next-generation spacecraft for astronauts, Orion. The mission sent an uncrewed Orion spacecraft into a distant retrograde orbit about the Moon.
Artemis - NASA Blogs
WEBNASA is making strides with the Artemis campaign as key components for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket continue to make their way to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams with NASA and Boeing loaded the core stage boat-tail for Artemis III and the core stage engine section for Artemis IV onto the agency’s Pegasus barge at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Aug. 28.
NASA’s Huge SLS Rocket Finally Launches the Artemis 1 Moon …
WEBNov 16, 2022 · After years of delays and several false starts, the wait is finally over: NASA’s massive Space Launch System rocket and the Orion capsule lifted off at 1:48 am Eastern time, heading for a ...
NASA's Space Launch System Rocket Finally Blasts Off | TIME
WEBNov 16, 2022 · The SLS is a six-engine rocket: its core stage is powered by four liquid fueled RS-25 engines—the same engines that powered the space shuttle. Flanking the core stage is a pair of solid...