An expanded view of an artist rendering of the 70-metric-ton configuration of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS).
This expanded view shows an expanded view of NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). This is the SLS Block 1 crew configuration that will launch the Artemis I mission. Launching astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft, this rocket will enable humans to explore our solar system farther than ever before, supporting travel to the Moon, Mars and other deep space destinations.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC
(Artist concept updated Nov. 20, 2017)