SLS core stage
E1029928
The SLS core stage is the central liquid-fueled booster of NASA’s Space Launch System, housing its main engines and propellant tanks to provide the primary thrust during the initial phase of launch.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Launch System core stage | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launch vehicle core stage
ⓘ
rocket stage ⓘ |
| associatedUpperStage |
Exploration Upper Stage
GENERATED
ⓘ
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage GENERATED ⓘ |
| contains |
avionics systems
ⓘ
liquid hydrogen tank ⓘ liquid oxygen tank ⓘ main propulsion system ⓘ thrust vector control system ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedForReusability | no ⓘ |
| designHeritage | Space Shuttle External Tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentAgency | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 8.4 meters ⓘ |
| disposal | falls back into ocean after separation ⓘ |
| engineArrangement | cluster of four RS-25 engines ⓘ |
| engineHeritage | Space Shuttle Main Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 16 November 2022 ⓘ |
| firstFlightMission | Artemis I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightVehicle | SLS Block 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuel | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| guidanceControl | onboard avionics and flight computers ⓘ |
| height | about 65 meters ⓘ |
| launchPadInterface | mobile launcher umbilicals ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Space Launch System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| manufacturingSite | Michoud Assembly Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturingSiteLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | aluminum-lithium alloy ⓘ |
| missionPhase | ascent phase ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Launch System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | provide primary thrust during initial phase of launch ⓘ |
| program | Artemis program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propellantType | cryogenic ⓘ |
| propulsionType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| providesThrustWith | solid rocket boosters ⓘ |
| separationEvent | separates from upper stage after main engine cutoff ⓘ |
| stageRole | first stage ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| testProgram | Green Run test campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSite | Stennis Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thrustVectorControl | gimbaled RS-25 engines ⓘ |
| usedForMissionType |
deep space missions
ⓘ
lunar missions ⓘ |
| usesEngine | RS-25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Space Launch System Block 1B
this entity surface form:
Space Launch System core stage