The endeavor will involve the Orion spacecraft carrying its first crew toward the moon after being launched by NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The Orion will come within 80 miles of the ...
Artemis missions use the SLS as a launch rocket for the Orion spacecraft, which carries astronauts. Introduced in 2011, the SLS, larger and more powerful than the Saturn V rockets that took Apollo ...
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Saturn V stood at 363 feet tall. Meanwhile, NASA's upcoming Space Launch System (SLS), which will launch astronauts to the moon no earlier than 2026, reaches just above New Glenn at 322 feet tall.