Exploration Upper Stage
E65529
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket upper stage
→
spacecraft propulsion stage → |
| agencyProgram |
NASA Artemis program
→
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| associatedWith |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
→
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
→
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| customer |
NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
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| designedBy |
Boeing
→
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| designedForMission |
Artemis IV
→
Artemis V → Artemis program → |
| designedForOrbitInsertion |
high-energy escape trajectories
→
trans-lunar injection → |
| designedTo |
enable co-manifested payloads with Orion
→
increase SLS payload capacity to the Moon → support missions to deep space destinations beyond the Moon → support missions to lunar Gateway → |
| designedToOperate |
in space vacuum
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| designedToSupport |
long-duration missions beyond low Earth orbit
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| engineType |
RL10C-3
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| hasFeature |
four-engine configuration
→
increased propellant capacity compared to ICPS → multiple restart capability → |
| intendedFirstUse |
Artemis IV mission
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| launchVehicle |
Space Launch System Block 1B cargo configuration
→
Space Launch System Block 1B crew configuration → |
| manufacturer |
Boeing
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| missionProfile |
second-stage ascent and translunar injection burns
→
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| numberOfEngines |
4
→
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| operator |
NASA
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| partOf |
SLS Block 1B
→
SLS Block 2 → Space Launch System → |
| programStartApproximate |
mid-2010s
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| propellantType |
liquid hydrogen
→
liquid oxygen → |
| propulsionType |
cryogenic
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| purpose |
enable crewed missions to the Moon
→
send heavier payloads beyond low Earth orbit → support deep space exploration missions → |
| relatedInfrastructure |
Mobile Launcher 2
→
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| relatedProgram |
Space Launch System program
→
|
| replaces |
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
→
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| stageNumber |
second stage
→
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| status |
in development
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| usesFuel |
liquid hydrogen
→
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| usesOxidizer |
liquid oxygen
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Block 1B
→
Block 2 → Space Launch System → |
upperStage |
|
Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
→
|
plannedToBeReplacedBy |
|
Space Launch System
→
|
plannedUpperStage |