SLS Block 2

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkbp:crewCapacity 4 to 6 astronauts
gptkbp:design Northrop_Grumman,_Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Artemis_missions
gptkbp:developer $20 billion
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 meters
gptkbp:drawings Block 2 core stage
gptkbp:electronicSystems Complex integration
NASA_engineers_and_contractors
gptkbp:engineType RS-25
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Minimized emissions
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Orion_spacecraft
gptkbp:firstAwarded Core stage with four RS-25 engines
gptkbp:firstFlight 2023
2024
Green Run
gptkbp:fuelType Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:hasArea gptkb:NASA's_Stennis_Space_Center
gptkbp:hasFunding NASA_budget
gptkbp:hasGoals Two solid rocket boosters
gptkbp:height 111 meters
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:NASA's_Ground_Systems_Development_and_Operations
gptkbp:house Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SLS Block 2
gptkbp:integration gptkb:Vehicle_Assembly_Building
gptkbp:internationalCooperation ESA, JAXA
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Launch_Complex_39B
6 months
1 to 2 per year
$500 million per launch
2024 to 2025
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle Heavy-lift launch vehicle
Block 2 configuration
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:missionCapabilities Deep space exploration
gptkbp:missions 30 days
gptkbp:missionsConducted Successful crewed lunar landing
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes 4
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 28,000 km/h
gptkbp:partOf NASA
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 27 tons
95 tons
gptkbp:primaryMission Lunar exploration
Mars_exploration
gptkbp:productionCompany 2011
gptkbp:project gptkb:NASA_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
2024
2020s
$30 billion by 2030
gptkbp:propulsion 2,000,000 pounds
gptkbp:publicAccess High
gptkbp:reliability Not reusable
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Redundant systems
gptkbp:secondaryMission Artemis II, Artemis III
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SLS_Block_1
gptkbp:technology Development delays