Launch vehicle
Space Launch System (SLS)
The Space Launch System is NASA's super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed to carry the Orion spacecraft and crew under the Artemis program.
- Type
- Launch vehicle
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
- 10
NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)
- Type: Launch vehicle
- Domain: Scientific connections
Experience system V6
Rocket engineering profile
A vehicle-first layout for staging, launch context, organizations, and mission graph relations.
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Observe
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Measure
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Locate
Operated by NASA.
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Connect
10 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Launch vehicle
- Graph relations
- 10
- Verified sources
- 1
- Image records
- 4
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Mission context
- Operated by
NASA
- Launched
Artemis I
- Replaced
Saturn V
- Member of family
Space Launch System
Original SVG diagram
Mission architecture
- Agency
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- Launch year
- Not recorded
- Mission type
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- LaunchedArtemis I
- Part of programArtemis program
- Launched fromLaunch Complex 39B
- Operated byNASA
- Powered byRS-25
- ReplacedSaturn V
- Has stageSLS Core Stage
- Has stageSLS Solid Rocket Booster
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
Artemis I Space Launch System
NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)
Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion Spacecraft rollout at Kennedy Space Center
NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)
Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion Spacecraft rollout at Kennedy Space Center
n/a · NASA media (public domain)
Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion Spacecraft rollout at Kennedy Space Center
n/a · NASA media (public domain)
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
NASA
space missionArtemis I
Artemis I was the uncrewed first flight of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft on a path around the Moon.
launch vehicleSaturn V
The Saturn V was a NASA super heavy-lift launch vehicle that carried the Apollo missions to the Moon and launched the Skylab space station.
rocket familySpace Launch System
NASA's super-heavy-lift family for the Artemis program, planned in progressively more capable Block 1, Block 1B, and Block 2 configurations.
mission programArtemis program
Artemis is NASA's programme to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustainable lunar presence, in partnership with international and commercial partners.
launch padLaunch Complex 39B
A Kennedy Space Center pad used for Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle launches and rebuilt as a clean-pad for NASA's Space Launch System.
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2022-08-25
Gallery
Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion Spacecraft rollout at Kennedy Space Center
2022
n/a · NASA media (public domain)
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
launch_vehicle:space-launch-system- Type
- Launch vehicle
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 10
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/launch_vehicle:space-launch-system
Scientific quality
Substantial5 of 7 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Partial
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- Complete
- Citation coverage
- Complete
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- None
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
Provenance & sources
review 2026.1Asteria Scientific Review Process · verification: sourced · accurate
- High evidenceconfirmed
The Space Launch System is NASA's super heavy-lift rocket for the Artemis program; its Block 1 configuration launched the uncrewed Artemis I around the Moon in 2022 and places roughly 95 tonnes into low Earth orbit.
Source: NASA Science · Public domain (US Government work)
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Sources & references
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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