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SLS
Description
The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle, which has been under development by NASA in the United States since its announcement in 2011. It has become the primary launch vehicle of NASA's deep space exploration plans including the planned crewed lunar flights of the Artemis program to the Moon and a possible follow-on human mission to Mars.
Missions
1
Success Rate
100.0%
Successes
1
Failures
0
Success Streak
1
Partial Failures
0
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SLS Block 1 | NASA
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
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SLS Block 1 | NASA
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Configurations
Planned
SLS Block 1B
Price
$876.00 million
Rocket
Height: 111m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 105,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
39,440 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
Active
SLS Block 1
Active Since 2022
Price
$876.00 million
Rocket
Height: 98.1m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 95,000 kg
Liftoff Thrust
39,440 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2