Space Launch System
Combining power and capability, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration and Artemis. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the Moon in a single launch.
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Key Test Drive of Orion on NASA’s Artemis II to Aid Future…
Adapter for Future NASA SLS Flights Readied for Testing
NASA Expanding Lunar Exploration with Upgraded SLS Mega Rocket Design
NASA Continues Artemis Moon Rocket Engine Test Series
Artemis II Boosters Receive Iconic NASA “Worm”
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed painting the NASA “worm” logotype onto the booster motor segments that will form the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s twin solid rocket boosters for Artemis II, the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign. Crews began painting the logo Jan. 22 and completed the painting and priming process Feb. 16.
Artemis Blog
As NASA prepares for the first crewed flights of SLS, the Artemis blog is a source of information on Artemis launch and exploration progress and preparations.
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The SLS Reference Guide is the go-to source for information on the SLS rocket’s initial Block 1 configuration for NASA’s early Artemis missions, including its design, capabilities, major components, and manufacturing, testing, assembly, and launch activities. This document was initially prepared for Artemis I launch activities.
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“Fuel” and Fire: NASA’s Artemis Missions to the Moon, feat. Metallica
What do Metallica and NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon have in common? Both love “Fuel” and fire. See footage of the Artemis I launch scored by Metallica’s “Fuel.”
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