Block 1

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Block 1 is the initial operational configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, designed to carry the Orion spacecraft and payloads beyond low Earth orbit for early Artemis missions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Block 1 canonical 2
NDS Block 1 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Launch System configuration
expendable launch vehicle configuration
agencyProgram NASA Artemis program
linked to: Artemis program
capability trans-lunar injection
configurationRole initial operational configuration
coreStageEngine RS-25
linked to: RS-25D
countryOfOrigin United States
designedCrewVehicle Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
linked to: Orion spacecraft
designedFor beyond low Earth orbit missions
designedPayloadDestination cislunar space
lunar orbit
designedToLaunch Orion spacecraft
co-manifested payloads
developmentGoal enable early Artemis missions beyond low Earth orbit
fairingOrAdapter Orion Stage Adapter
linked to: Orion spacecraft
firstFlightDate 2022-11-16
firstFlightMission Artemis I
intendedUse crewed deep space missions
uncrewed deep space missions
launchMassClass heavy-lift launch vehicle
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
manufacturer NASA
missionProfile multi-stage expendable launch
numberOfCoreEngines 4
numberOfSolidRocketBoosters 2
operator NASA
partOf Space Launch System
primaryMissionProgram Artemis program
program Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate
propellantTypeCoreStage liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
propellantTypeUpperStage liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
rocketFamily Space Launch System
solidRocketBoosterType five-segment solid rocket booster
status operational
successorConfiguration Block 1B
Block 2
upperStage Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
upperStageAcronym ICPS
usesGroundSystem Exploration Ground Systems
usesMobileLauncher Mobile Launcher-1

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Space Launch System configuration Block 1
subject linked to: SLS
NASA Docking System hasVersion NDS Block 1
subject linked to: NDS
linked to: Block 1