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As of January 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) – a Shuttle-derived, super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle – has conducted one successful launch, and a further four have been officially scheduled. [1] All flights on the current launch manifest are for the Artemis program, a human spaceflight project aimed at establishing a permanent ...
The Space Launch System ( SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory. The first SLS launch was the uncrewed Artemis 1, which took place on 16 November 2022.
The Space Launch System, Orion spacecraft and the Human Landing System form the main spaceflight infrastructure for Artemis, and the Lunar Gateway plays a supporting role in human habitation. Supporting infrastructures for Artemis include the Commercial Lunar Payload Services , VIPER rover , development of ground infrastructures , Artemis Base ...
Katie Mather. June 5, 2024 at 11:34 AM. Boeing’s Starliner launched its first crewed mission to space on Wednesday morning, with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on board. The ...
Artemis 4 (officially Artemis IV) is a planned mission of the NASA-led Artemis program.The mission will include the fourth use of a Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, will send an Orion spacecraft with four astronauts to the Lunar Gateway space station, install a new module on the Gateway, and conduct the second lunar landing of the Artemis program.
Development prior to launch. The third test flight (IFT-3) in March 2024 attained full duration burns of both the Super Heavy booster and Starship and the ship attained orbital velocity, but the flight testing continued to additional objectives as SpaceX is also developing the technology to return both vehicles through the atmosphere.
By Joey Roulette. (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin launched a six-person crew - including the first U.S. Black astronaut candidate from the 1960s - from West Texas to the edge of ...
June 1, 2024 at 6:24 PM. By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman. CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -A second attempt at launching Boeing's new Starliner space capsule on its inaugural test flight with ...