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Overview of launch systems and protocols used by United States and international space exploration and space travel agencies.

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Overview of launch systems and protocols used by United States and international space exploration and space travel agencies.

NASA's Space Launch System Inches Even Closer to Flight - engadget

NASA has been toiling away on its heavy-lifting Space Launch System since around 2011, and now those rocket plans have taken another giant leap toward flight.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/22/space-launch-system-completes-review/
Boeing: Space Launch System

The Space Launch System will be the largest rocket ever built when it Boeing completes it before 2020.
http://www.boeing.com/space/space-launch-system
Space Launch System - Beyond Earth

The Boeing Company has been a leading provider of human spaceflight systems and services for over 50 years. We have celebrated lunar footsteps, space shuttle launches, and the assembly of an orbital research facility-when an astronaut reaches the elusive Red Planet, we want to celebrate with you.
http://beyondearth.com/space-systems/space-launch-system
NASA's New Space Launch System Mega Rocket Won't Fly Until 2018

NASA's Space Launch System will likely not launch on its first test flight until 2018, not 2017 as originally expected.
http://www.space.com/27973-nasa-space-launch-system-megarocket-2018.html
NASA's Space Launch System: Meet the Rocket - NASA

NASA's Space Launch System will be the most powerful rocket in history for deep-space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars.
http://www.nasa.gov/sls/multimedia/gallery/sls-infographic3.html
Nasa Completes Review of Space Launch System to Send Humans to Mars - Daily Mail Online

The in-depth review - the first in almost 40 years for a Nasa exploration class vehicle - provides a final look at the design of the rocket before full-scale construction begins in 2018.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3176379/Nasa-s-biggest-rocket-gets-closer-reality-Agency-completes-review-Space-Launch-send-humans-Mars.html
Latest News About NASA's Space Launch System, Manned Missions to Asteroids and Mars - Space

NASA's Space Launch System is a heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts to an asteroid and Mars. NASA recently unveiled the design for this new, huge rocket.
http://www.space.com/topics/latest-news-nasa-space-launch-system/
Space Launch System - Aerojet Rocketdyne

The dream of sending humans to deep space is now a reality with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). The advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle is the most world's most powerful rocket that provides an entirely new capability for exploration.
http://www.rocket.com/space-launch
Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Space Launch System is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle being designed by NASA. It follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
Space Launch System - NASA

NASA's Space Launch System will be safe, affordable, and sustainable, to continue America's journey of discovery from the unique vantage point of space.
https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

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Space Launch System

SLS Block 1 with the Orion spacecraft launching from Pad 39B

Function

Super heavy-lift launch vehicle

Manufacturer

Aerojet Rocketdyne
Northrop Grumman
Boeing
United Launch Alliance

Country of origin

United States

Project cost

US$23.8 billion nominal^[1]

Cost per launch

Over US$2 billion excluding development (estimate) ^{[note 1]}^[2]^[3]^: 23–24^[4]^[1]

Cost per year

US$2.555 billion for FY 2021^[5]

Size

Height

Block 1 Crew: 322 ft (98 m)
Block 2 Cargo: 365 ft (111 m)

Diameter

27.6 ft (8.4 m), Core stage ^[6]
16.7 ft (5.1 m), ICPS ^[7]

Mass

5,750,000 lb (2,610 t)^[8]

Stages

2.5

Maximum thrust

39,000,000 N (39 MN; 4,000 t_f; 8,800,000 lbf) (Total first stage thrust.)^[9]

Capacity

Payload to LEO ^{[note 2]}

Mass

Block 1: 209,000 lb (95 t)^[11]
Block 1B: 231,000 lb (105 t)^[12]^[13]
Block 2: 290,000 lb (130 t)^[14]

Payload to trans-lunar injection

Mass

Block 1: > 59,500 lb (27 t)^[15]^[16]
Block 1B Crew: 83,700 lb (38 t)
Block 1B Cargo: 92,500 lb (42 t)
Block 2 Crew: > 94,700 lb (43 t)
Block 2 Cargo: > 101,400 lb (46 t)

Associated rockets

Based on

Comparable

Launch history

Status

Active

Launch sites

Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B

Total launches

Success(es)

First flight

16 November 2022, 1:47:44 am EST (6:47:44 am UTC)^[17]

Type of passengers/cargo

Orion

Stage info
Boosters (Block 1, 1B)
No. boosters	2 five-segment Solid Rocket Boosters
Height	177 ft (54 m)^[18]
Diameter	12 ft (3.7 m)
Gross mass	730 t (1,600,000 lb)^[18]
Powered by	Solid fuel
Maximum thrust	Sea level: 3,280,000 lbf (14.6 MN; 1,490 t_f) Vacuum: 3,600,000 lbf (16 MN; 1,600 t_f)^[19]
Total thrust	Sea level: 6,560,000 lbf (29.2 MN; 2,980 t_f) Vacuum: 7,200,000 lbf (32 MN; 3,300 t_f)
Specific impulse	269 s (2.64 km/s)
Burn time	126 seconds
Propellant	PBAN, APCP
First stage (Block 1, 1B, 2) – Core stage
Height	212 ft (65 m)^[20]
Diameter	27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Empty mass	187,990 lb (85 t)
Gross mass	2,365,000 lb (1,073 t)
Powered by	4 RS-25D/E
Maximum thrust	Sea level: 1,672,000 lbf (7.44 MN; 758 t_f)^[21] Vacuum: 2,049,200 lbf (9.115 MN; 929.5 t_f)^[21]
Specific impulse	Sea level: 366 s (3.59 km/s)^[21] Vacuum: 452 s (4.43 km/s)^[21]
Burn time	480 seconds
Propellant	LH₂ / LOX
Second stage (Block 1) – ICPS
Height	45 ft (13.7 m)^[22]
Diameter	16 ft (5 m) (LH₂ tank) 10 ft (3.2 m) (LOX tank)^[23]
Empty mass	3,490 kg (7,690 lb)^[24]
Gross mass	32,066 kg (70,693 lb)
Powered by	1 RL10B-2/C-2
Maximum thrust	24,800 lbf (110.1 kN)
Specific impulse	465.5 s (4.565 km/s)^[25]
Burn time	1125 seconds
Propellant	LH₂ / LOX
Second stage (Block 1B, Block 2) – Exploration Upper Stage
Height	57 ft (17.3 m)^[24]
Diameter	28 ft (8.4 m) (LH₂ tank) 18 ft (5.5 m) (LOX tank)^[26]
Powered by	4 RL10C-3, later 4 RL10C-X
Maximum thrust	91,500 lbf (407.2 kN)
Burn time	350 seconds (LEO ascent) 925 seconds (TLI burn)
Propellant	LH₂ / LOX

[ edit on Wikidata]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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NASA's Space Launch System Inches Even Closer to Flight - engadget

NASA has been toiling away on its heavy-lifting Space Launch System since around 2011, and now those rocket plans have taken another giant leap toward flight.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/22/space-launch-system-completes-review/
Boeing: Space Launch System

The Space Launch System will be the largest rocket ever built when it Boeing completes it before 2020.
http://www.boeing.com/space/space-launch-system
Space Launch System - Beyond Earth

The Boeing Company has been a leading provider of human spaceflight systems and services for over 50 years. We have celebrated lunar footsteps, space shuttle launches, and the assembly of an orbital research facility-when an astronaut reaches the elusive Red Planet, we want to celebrate with you.
http://beyondearth.com/space-systems/space-launch-system
NASA's New Space Launch System Mega Rocket Won't Fly Until 2018

NASA's Space Launch System will likely not launch on its first test flight until 2018, not 2017 as originally expected.
http://www.space.com/27973-nasa-space-launch-system-megarocket-2018.html
NASA's Space Launch System: Meet the Rocket - NASA

NASA's Space Launch System will be the most powerful rocket in history for deep-space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars.
http://www.nasa.gov/sls/multimedia/gallery/sls-infographic3.html
Nasa Completes Review of Space Launch System to Send Humans to Mars - Daily Mail Online

The in-depth review - the first in almost 40 years for a Nasa exploration class vehicle - provides a final look at the design of the rocket before full-scale construction begins in 2018.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3176379/Nasa-s-biggest-rocket-gets-closer-reality-Agency-completes-review-Space-Launch-send-humans-Mars.html
Latest News About NASA's Space Launch System, Manned Missions to Asteroids and Mars - Space

NASA's Space Launch System is a heavy-lift rocket designed to carry astronauts to an asteroid and Mars. NASA recently unveiled the design for this new, huge rocket.
http://www.space.com/topics/latest-news-nasa-space-launch-system/
Space Launch System - Aerojet Rocketdyne

The dream of sending humans to deep space is now a reality with NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). The advanced heavy-lift launch vehicle is the most world's most powerful rocket that provides an entirely new capability for exploration.
http://www.rocket.com/space-launch
Space Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Space Launch System is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle being designed by NASA. It follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
Space Launch System - NASA

NASA's Space Launch System will be safe, affordable, and sustainable, to continue America's journey of discovery from the unique vantage point of space.
https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

Space Launch System

SLS Block 1 with the Orion spacecraft launching from Pad 39B

Function

Super heavy-lift launch vehicle

Manufacturer

Aerojet Rocketdyne
Northrop Grumman
Boeing
United Launch Alliance

Country of origin

United States

Project cost

US$23.8 billion nominal^[1]

Cost per launch

Over US$2 billion excluding development (estimate) ^{[note 1]}^[2]^[3]^: 23–24^[4]^[1]

Cost per year

US$2.555 billion for FY 2021^[5]

Size

Height

Block 1 Crew: 322 ft (98 m)
Block 2 Cargo: 365 ft (111 m)

Diameter

27.6 ft (8.4 m), Core stage ^[6]
16.7 ft (5.1 m), ICPS ^[7]

Mass

5,750,000 lb (2,610 t)^[8]

Stages

2.5

Maximum thrust

39,000,000 N (39 MN; 4,000 t_f; 8,800,000 lbf) (Total first stage thrust.)^[9]

Capacity

Payload to LEO ^{[note 2]}

Mass

Block 1: 209,000 lb (95 t)^[11]
Block 1B: 231,000 lb (105 t)^[12]^[13]
Block 2: 290,000 lb (130 t)^[14]

Payload to trans-lunar injection

Mass

Block 1: > 59,500 lb (27 t)^[15]^[16]
Block 1B Crew: 83,700 lb (38 t)
Block 1B Cargo: 92,500 lb (42 t)
Block 2 Crew: > 94,700 lb (43 t)
Block 2 Cargo: > 101,400 lb (46 t)

Associated rockets

Based on

Comparable

Launch history

Status

Active

Launch sites

Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B

Total launches

Success(es)

First flight

16 November 2022, 1:47:44 am EST (6:47:44 am UTC)^[17]

Type of passengers/cargo

Orion

Stage info
Boosters (Block 1, 1B)
No. boosters	2 five-segment Solid Rocket Boosters
Height	177 ft (54 m)^[18]
Diameter	12 ft (3.7 m)
Gross mass	730 t (1,600,000 lb)^[18]
Powered by	Solid fuel
Maximum thrust	Sea level: 3,280,000 lbf (14.6 MN; 1,490 t_f) Vacuum: 3,600,000 lbf (16 MN; 1,600 t_f)^[19]
Total thrust	Sea level: 6,560,000 lbf (29.2 MN; 2,980 t_f) Vacuum: 7,200,000 lbf (32 MN; 3,300 t_f)
Specific impulse	269 s (2.64 km/s)
Burn time	126 seconds
Propellant	PBAN, APCP
First stage (Block 1, 1B, 2) – Core stage
Height	212 ft (65 m)^[20]
Diameter	27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Empty mass	187,990 lb (85 t)
Gross mass	2,365,000 lb (1,073 t)
Powered by	4 RS-25D/E
Maximum thrust	Sea level: 1,672,000 lbf (7.44 MN; 758 t_f)^[21] Vacuum: 2,049,200 lbf (9.115 MN; 929.5 t_f)^[21]
Specific impulse	Sea level: 366 s (3.59 km/s)^[21] Vacuum: 452 s (4.43 km/s)^[21]
Burn time	480 seconds
Propellant	LH₂ / LOX
Second stage (Block 1) – ICPS
Height	45 ft (13.7 m)^[22]
Diameter	16 ft (5 m) (LH₂ tank) 10 ft (3.2 m) (LOX tank)^[23]
Empty mass	3,490 kg (7,690 lb)^[24]
Gross mass	32,066 kg (70,693 lb)
Powered by	1 RL10B-2/C-2
Maximum thrust	24,800 lbf (110.1 kN)
Specific impulse	465.5 s (4.565 km/s)^[25]
Burn time	1125 seconds
Propellant	LH₂ / LOX
Second stage (Block 1B, Block 2) – Exploration Upper Stage
Height	57 ft (17.3 m)^[24]
Diameter	28 ft (8.4 m) (LH₂ tank) 18 ft (5.5 m) (LOX tank)^[26]
Powered by	4 RL10C-3, later 4 RL10C-X
Maximum thrust	91,500 lbf (407.2 kN)
Burn time	350 seconds (LEO ascent) 925 seconds (TLI burn)
Propellant	LH₂ / LOX

[ edit on Wikidata]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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