Launch vehicle · United States
Space Launch System (SLS)
Also known as SLS
ExplorationActive
Overview
NASA's super heavy-lift rocket for the Artemis program, which launched the uncrewed Artemis I around the Moon in 2022.
Knowledge connections
- Operated byNASA
- LaunchedArtemis I
- ReplacedSaturn V
- Member of familySpace Launch System
- Part of programArtemis program
- Launched fromLaunch Complex 39B
- Has stageSLS Core Stage
- Has stageSLS Solid Rocket Booster
- Derived fromSpace Shuttle
- Powered byRS-25
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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