In place of the complex winged Orbiter, crew and cargo would ride atop the rocket using an upper stage and capsule not unlike what was used in the Apollo program. The SLS core stage is rolled out ...

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS ... In contrast, on cargo vehicles the payloads attach almost directly to the rocket, have less complicated aerodynamic fairings, and no escape system requirements.

It’s targeting a larger version of SLS called Block 1B that will use a new Exploration Upper Stage that will increase the rocket’s cargo capacity. Before entering the new single-source ...

The SLS will have cost more than $17bn by the end of this year, but without significant modifications, no existing commercial rocket can send Orion, astronauts and heavy cargo to the Moon in one go.

It's a key piece of hardware for the powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket designed to send humans and cargo on interplanetary missions. Related: NASA rolls giant Artemis 2 moon rocket core ...

“We’re asking industry to provide a spacecraft to deliver cargo and other supplies to ... all/any Gateway elements on the agency’s own SLS rocket. For a long time, the SLS was touted as ...

SpaceX has shared footage of a recent static fire test involving its Starship spacecraft, a modified version of which will ...

“The SLS rocket is taller than the Statue of Liberty ... “If you were to put heavy, heavy cargo, like a core stage or an LVSA, on a truck bed, it would hurt the roadways.

Rather, the core stage of NASA’s SLS rocket, with its incredible RS-25 engines ... With the capability to transport over 100 metric tons of cargo on each Starship, they add, these cosmic ...

"Increased engine performance is crucial for enabling SLS missions to deep space as the rocket evolves to be larger and carry astronauts and heavy cargo on a single flight," NASA wrote in a story ...