What went wrong with SLS?

NASA knows what caused the early engine shutdown of its 1st SLS moon rocket during major test. 16) during a hot-fire test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The engines were supposed to burn for 485 seconds — the duration they would fire during a moon mission — but shut down after just 67 seconds.

Is NASA Cancelling SLS?

The Space Launch System (abbreviated as SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle under development by NASA since 2011. Artemis will use one SLS each year until at least 2030.

What is the Space Launch System (SLS)?

NASA has designed the Space Launch System as the foundation for a generation of human exploration missions to deep space, including missions to the Moon and Mars. SLS will leave low-Earth orbit and send the Orion spacecraft, its astronaut crew, and cargo to deep space.

Where is the SLS software being developed?

The SLS avionics computer software is being developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. NASA has designed the Space Launch System as the foundation for a generation of human exploration missions to deep space, including missions to the Moon and Mars.

How powerful is NASA’s SLS?

When NASA’s SLS rocket takes off on its first flight, Artemis I, it will produce a maximum 8.8 million pounds of thrust, exerting more power than any rocket ever. Like many rockets, the rocket’s propulsion is delivered in stages. Learn more here.

What is NASA’s SLS rocket booster?

With its unprecedented power and capabilities, SLS will launch crews of up to four astronauts in the agency’s Orion spacecraft on missions to explore multiple, deep-space destinations. NASA’s SLS solid rocket booster is based on three decades of knowledge and experience gained with the space shuttle booster, and improved with the latest technology.