Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage

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cryogenic rocket stage rocket upper stage spacecraft propulsion module

The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cryogenic rocket stage → rocket upper stage → spacecraft propulsion module →
agency	NASA →
basedOn	Delta Cryogenic Second Stage →
compatiblePayload	Orion spacecraft →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designLife	single use →
developer	Boeing →
diameter	5 meters →
engine	RL10B-2 →
engineCycle	expander cycle →
engineManufacturer	Aerojet Rocketdyne →
firstFlightDate	2022-11-16 →
firstFlightVehicle	Space Launch System Artemis I core stack →
fuel	liquid hydrogen →
fuelTankMaterial	aluminum-lithium alloy →
guidanceSystem	inertial navigation system →
launchSiteForFirstFlight	Kennedy Space Center LC-39B →
launchVehicleFamily	NASA Space Launch System →
length	13.7 meters →
manufacturer	Boeing →
missionProfileRole	injection of Orion spacecraft toward the Moon →
numberOfEngines	1 →
operator	NASA →
orbitCapability	injection to high Earth orbit → translunar trajectory insertion →
oxidizer	liquid oxygen →
oxidizerTankMaterial	aluminum-lithium alloy →
plannedToBeReplacedBy	Exploration Upper Stage →
primaryFunction	orbital insertion → translunar injection →
programRole	interim upper stage before Exploration Upper Stage →
propellant	liquid hydrogen → liquid oxygen →
propulsionType	chemical rocket →
replaces	no previous SLS upper stage →
separationInterface	Orion Stage Adapter →
specificImpulseVacuum	approximately 462 seconds →
status	operational →
structureDiameter	5 meters →
thrustVacuum	approximately 110 kN →
usedForProgram	Artemis program →
usedOnLaunchVehicle	Space Launch System →
usedOnLaunchVehicleVariant	SLS Block 1 →
usedOnMission	Artemis I → Artemis II → Artemis III →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Block 1 → Space Launch System → Space Launch System →	upperStage
Exploration Upper Stage →	replaces
Artemis I →	usedUpperStage