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The mobile launcher with NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building’s High Bay 3 to Launch Complex 39B on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As part of the agency’s Artemis I flight test, the fully stacked and integrated SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft is scheduled to liftoff on Monday, Aug. 29. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The primary goal of Artemis I is to thoroughly test the integrated systems before crewed missions by launching Orion atop the SLS rocket, operating the spacecraft in a deep space environment, testing Orion’s heat shield, and recovering the crew module after reentry, descent, and splashdown.

Audience

Educators, Students

Grade Levels

Grades K-4, Grades 5-8

Subject

Careers, Engineering Design, Human Space Exploration

Type

Lesson Plans / Activities

NASA is developing a new rocket called the Space Launch System, or SLS. The SLS will be able to carry astronauts and materials, known as payloads. Acoustical, aerospace, electrical, materials, and mechanical engineers are helping to build the SLS. Learn about how each type of engineering is contributing to the SLS:

Acoustical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Mechanical Engineering