NASA Space Launch System Block 1B Artemis V
Space Launch System Block 1B
Status
TBD
Date
31 DEC 2028
00:00
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Mission Overview
Artemis V is planned to be the second human lunar landing mission since the Apollo Program.
Rocket
Space Launch System Block 1B
Mission Type
Human Exploration
Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
111 m
Diameter
8.4 m
Launch Mass
2,948 T
Thrust
39,000 kN