Space Launch System
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The Space Launch System is NASA’s next-generation heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts and large payloads beyond low Earth orbit, including missions to the Moon and eventually Mars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
expendable launch vehicle
ⓘ
rocket family ⓘ super heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SLS ⓘ |
| boosterSegmentsPerBooster | 5 ⓘ |
| boosterType | solid rocket booster ⓘ |
| configuration |
Block 1
ⓘ
Block 1B ⓘ Block 2 ⓘ |
| coreStageDiameter | 8.4 m ⓘ |
| coreStageEngine |
Space Shuttle Main Engines
ⓘ
surface form:
RS-25
|
| coreStageEngineCount | 4 ⓘ |
| coreStageLength | 65 m (approximate) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivedFrom | Space Shuttle program technology ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Orion spacecraft
ⓘ
deep space exploration ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2022-11-16 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLaunchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ |
| firstFlightMission | Artemis I ⓘ |
| height |
111 m (Block 1B, approximate)
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98 m (Block 1) ⓘ |
| intendedCrewVehicle |
Orion spacecraft
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surface form:
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
|
| intendedDestination |
Mars
ⓘ
Moon ⓘ cislunar space ⓘ |
| launchComplex | LC-39B ⓘ |
| launchMass | about 2,600,000 kg (Block 1) ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| legalOrigin | NASA Authorization Act of 2010 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aerojet Rocketdyne
ⓘ
Boeing ⓘ Northrop Grumman ⓘ United Launch Alliance ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
deep space cargo delivery
ⓘ
trans-lunar injection ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Artemis program ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO |
105,000 kg (Block 1B, approximate)
ⓘ
95,000 kg (Block 1, approximate) ⓘ |
| payloadToTLI | 27,000 kg (Block 1, approximate) ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
Mars precursor missions
ⓘ
crew missions beyond low Earth orbit ⓘ lunar missions ⓘ |
| programStart | 2011 ⓘ |
| propellant |
ammonium perchlorate composite propellant
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liquid hydrogen ⓘ liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
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surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| upperStage |
Exploration Upper Stage
ⓘ
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ |
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Space Launch System core stage
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Space Launch System program
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Space Launch System Block 1
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Space Launch System Block 1B
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SLS core stage
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Space Launch System program
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Space Launch System Program
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Space Launch System Block 1
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NASA Space Launch System
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Space Launch System rocket configuration
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Space Launch System program
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NASA Space Launch System
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Space Launch System Block 1B crew configuration
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Space Launch System program
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Space Launch System Program
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Space Launch System core stage
subject surface form:
Launch Pad 39B
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Space Launch System Block 1 core stage
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Space Launch System program
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Space Launch System Program
subject surface form:
NASA
subject surface form:
NEA Scout
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Space Launch System Block 1
this entity surface form:
Space Launch System Block 1