Space Launch System Block 1
Space Launch System Block 1 is the initial operational configuration of NASA’s expendable super heavy-lift launch vehicle. It combines a four-engine core stage, two five-segment solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage to send Orion and more than 27 metric tons toward the Moon. Block 1 flew Artemis I and is used for Artemis II and Artemis III.
Identity
- Aliases
- SLS Block 1
- Family Name
- Space Launch System
- Full Name
- Space Launch System Block 1
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- sls-block-1
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Block 1
Details
- Description
- Space Launch System Block 1 is the initial operational configuration of NASA’s expendable super heavy-lift launch vehicle. It combines a four-engine core stage, two five-segment solid rocket boosters, and a single-engine Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage to send Orion and more than 27 metric tons toward the Moon. Block 1 flew Artemis I and is used for Artemis II and Artemis III.
- Diameter M
- 8.4
- Engines
- Count
- 2
- Name
- Five-segment solid rocket booster
- Placement
- booster
- Count
- 4
- Name
- RS-25
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- RL10B-2
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Height M
- 98.3
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 2,608,156
- Manufacturer Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7wpjv4km8ncrzma6bxr7qfb585k8q2
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 6:41:26 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 6:41:26 AM