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    Description

    The SLS is a Space Shuttle-derived launch vehicle. The rocket's first stage is powered by one central core stage and … See more

    Space Launch System - Wikipedia

    • The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory. The first (and so far only) SLS launch was the uncrewed Artemis I, which took place on 16 November 202… See more

    Country of originUnited States
    Project costUS$26.4 billion
    Development

    During the joint Senate-NASA presentation in September 2011, it was stated that the SLS program had a projected development cost of US$18 billion through 2017, with $10 billion for the SLS rocket, $6 billion for the Orion spac… See more

    Launch costs

    NASA has been reluctant to provide an official per-flight cost estimate for the SLS. However, independent agencies, such as the White House Office of Management and Budget and the NASA Office of Inspector General, … See more