Space Launch System (SLS)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Launch_System_(SLS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:boosterEngines SRB
gptkbp:boosters piston engine
gptkbp:coreStageEngines gptkb:RS-25
gptkbp:costPerLaunch over $2 billion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 8.4 m
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Artemis_I
2022-11-16
gptkbp:height 98 m (Block 1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Launch System (SLS)
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39B
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:massToTLI 27,000 kg (Block 1)
gptkbp:numberOfStages 2
gptkbp:payload gptkb:Orion_spacecraft
Lunar Gateway modules
gptkbp:payloadToLEO 95,000 kg (Block 1)
gptkbp:plannedVariants gptkb:Block_2
Block 1
Block 1B
gptkbp:program gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkbp:propulsion liquid oxygen
liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:purpose crew and cargo transport beyond low Earth orbit
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Artemis_missions
future Mars missions
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aerojet_Rocketdyne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5