Boeing Space Launch System

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:academic_programs Boeing engineers
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Significant
Budget and timeline
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:community_engagement High interest
gptkbp:contract gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:crew gptkb:NASA_astronauts
Extensive
gptkbp:crew_capacity 4 to 6 astronauts
gptkbp:design Conceptual design
gptkbp:development gptkb:2011
Ongoing
gptkbp:development_cost $18 billion
gptkbp:durability No
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:environmental_impact Considered
gptkbp:facilities NASA facilities
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2021
Planned
gptkbp:fuel_type Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:funding gptkb:Yes
Government funding
gptkbp:has_programs gptkb:Artemis_program
In development
gptkbp:height 98 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing Space Launch System
gptkbp:innovation Advanced technologies
gptkbp:integration Several months
gptkbp:is_standardized_by NASA standards
gptkbp:launch_date 2024
1-2 missions per year
gptkbp:launch_price $2 billion per launch
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:NASA's_Space_Launch_System
gptkb:Launch_Complex_39_B
2
Heavy-lift launch vehicle
Block 1, Block 1 B, Block 2
gptkbp:launch_window Varies by mission
gptkbp:lifespan Decades
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Artemis_I
gptkb:NASA's_Johnson_Space_Center
Expected to be high
Exploration and science
Mars and beyond
gptkbp:mission_duration Varies by mission
gptkbp:orbital_altitude gptkb:Yes
up to 28,000 km/h
gptkbp:partnerships International space agencies
gptkbp:payload_capacity 5 meters in diameter
up to 130 metric tons
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Mars_missions
Lunar missions
gptkbp:project Long-term
Sustainable lunar presence
Boeing and NASA
gptkbp:public_interest gptkb:High
gptkbp:purpose Deep space exploration
gptkbp:safety_features Multiple redundancy systems
gptkbp:safety_measures NASA regulations
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Orion_spacecraft
gptkbp:supports Custom-built
gptkbp:test_flight_success Critical for future missions
gptkbp:upgrades Planned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4