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NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket Rolls Out

SLS Block 1B crew configuration
This illustration depicts NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in the Block 1B crew configuration as it is rolled out on the mobile launcher from the Vertical Assembly Building to the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This illustration depicts NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in the Block 1B crew configuration as it is rolled out on the mobile launcher from the Vertical Assembly Building to the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Block 1B crew configuration features an advanced exploration upper stage for in-space propulsion and a universal stage adapter that connects to NASA’s Orion spacecraft to send astronauts and cargo to the Moon.

Image Credit: NASA/MSFC