The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. It is part of NASA's deep space exploration plans including as the main launch vehicle of the Artemis program. SLS follows the cancellation of the Constellation program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle.
See DetailsThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
INFO WIKIUnboxing ESA's third European Service Module at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA’s Artemis campaign to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Sept. 3, ESA (Eu…
The third European Service Module, which will power NASA’s Orion spacecraft, has left Germany and is on its way to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The service module will power the first crewed mission to the surface of the Moon since…
NASA plans to extend the contract for one element of the current version of the Space Launch System with options that suggest the agency is protecting against multi-year delays in future missions.
The European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis III mission to the Moon is soon on its way to the United States.