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Video: Future Frontier
'Future Frontier' discusses the new Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift launch vehicle and its importance to furthering NASA's exploration mission.
Charting the Course
NASA's capability-driven approach is an innovative strategy that challenges the way we think about human space exploration and sets the stage for a new era of discovery.
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SLS Education and Outreach
Look to this site for images, lithographs, classroom resources and upcoming events to meet and interact with SLS personnel.
SLS Monthly Highlights
What's the Latest?
Read about the progress of the Space Launch System via "monthly highlights."
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Why We Explore
Why Do We Explore?
From the time of our birth, humans have felt a primordial urge to explore -- to blaze new trails, map new lands, and answer profound questions about ourselves and our universe.
SLS Education and Public Outreach Materials
Space Launch System General Public Lithograph The front of this lithograph shows an artist’s concept of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the Orion spacecraft, the International Space Station and possible destinations such as Mars and near Earth asteroids. The back of the lithograph provides information about the rocket including comparison data between SLS, Saturn V and the Space Shuttle.
Space Launch System K-8 Lithograph The front of this lithograph depicts the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launching from Kennedy Space Center. The back of the lithograph provides information about the rocket using terms (tall, weight, powerful) and items (the Statue of Liberty, trains, elephants) familiar to members of the public.
SLS 70t Bookmark This bookmark depicts the SLS 70 t rocket with the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. Basic rocket information -- height, weight, payload capacity -- is provided on the back. The QR code takes you to the SLS video, Future Frontier.
SLS 130t Bookmark This bookmark depicts the SLS 130 t rocket configured for a large payload. Basic rocket information -- height, weight, payload capacity -- provided on the back. The QR code takes you to the SLS video, Future Frontier.
Resource Guide
Rockets Educator Guide Description The activities and lesson plans contained in this educator guide emphasize hands-on science, prediction, data collection and interpretation, teamwork, and problem solving. The guide also contains background information about the history of rockets and basic rocket science. The rocket activities in this guide support national curriculum standards for science, mathematics and technology.
Activity Sheets
Space Launch System (SLS) Crew Cut-Out Cutout and assembly your own SLS crew rocket.
Out of this World Word Search A word search puzzle containing words related to NASA and Space.
Connect the Dots When completed, this is a picture of the SLS Cargo rocket.
Moon Maze A maze inside a half moon connecting the SLS and the Orion spacecraft.
Space Launch System (SLS) Crew In this coloring sheet, the SLS Crew rocket is shown with its different parts labeled.
Color the Space Launch System (SLS) Cargo Rocket The SLS Cargo rocket is broken out into different elements.
Launching Beyond Earth's Orbit Color the Space Launch System (SLS) crew and cargo rockets, lifting off towards an Asteroid, Mars and the moon.