Rocket
Space Launch System Block 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · United States
The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. It is part of NASA's deep space exploration plans including as the main launch vehicle of the Artemis program. SLS follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.
- Manufacturer
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- First flight
- November 16, 2022
- Launches
- 2
- Successful
- 2
- Failed
- 0
- Scheduled
- 1
- Height
- 98 m
- Diameter
- 8.4 m
- Liftoff mass
- 2,628 t
- Payload to low Earth orbit
- 95,000 kg
- Reusable
- no