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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SLS Block 1
- Family Name
- Space Launch System
- Full Name
- Space Launch System 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.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 8.4
- Height M
- 98.3
- First Flight Year
- 2,022
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Name
- SLS Block 1 RL10C-2 Artemis II/III configuration
- Notes
- NASA identifies the RL10C-2 derivative on the ICPS for Artemis II and Artemis III; the existing RL10B-2 Artemis I configuration remains preserved above.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 2,608,156
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
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- Creation Time
- July 13, 2026 at 06:41:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:54:20 UTC
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