Block 1B

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Block 1B is an upgraded configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System designed to carry heavier payloads and support crewed deep-space missions beyond low Earth orbit.

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AI-generated illustration of Block 1B

This AI-generated illustration was produced by black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-dev (1024x1024) from a prompt written by openai/gpt-oss-120b from the entity's label + description.

Prompt

Generate an image of Block 1B (Block 1B is an upgraded configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System designed to carry heavier payloads and support crewed deep-space missions beyond low Earth orbit.)

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Block 1B canonical 2
SLS Block 1B (planned) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Launch System configuration ⓘ
expendable launch vehicle ⓘ
boosterType five-segment solid rocket booster ⓘ
capabilityImprovement increased payload to deep-space destinations ⓘ
supports co-manifested payloads with Orion ⓘ
coreStageEngine RS-25 ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
designedForDestination cislunar space ⓘ
deep space ⓘ
lunar orbit ⓘ
designedForMissionType crewed deep-space missions ⓘ
uncrewed cargo missions ⓘ
designedPayloadToLEO greater than 100 metric tons ⓘ
designedPayloadToLunarOrbit approximately 40 metric tons ⓘ
designedPayloadToTransLunarInjection greater than SLS Block 1 ⓘ
developmentStartApprox mid-2010s ⓘ
hasVariant Block 1B Cargo ⓘ
Block 1B Crew ⓘ
heightComparedToBlock1 taller than SLS Block 1 ⓘ
intendedMission Artemis IV ⓘ
Artemis V ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ
Boeing ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
Northrop Grumman ⓘ
massComparedToBlock1 heavier than SLS Block 1 ⓘ
numberOfBoosters 2 ⓘ
numberOfCoreEngines 4 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
partOf Space Launch System ⓘ
primaryCrewVehicle Orion spacecraft ⓘ
program Artemis program ⓘ
propellantTypeCoreStage liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
propellantTypeUpperStage liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
relatedVehicle SLS Block 2 ⓘ
linked to: SLS
roleInProgram support assembly of the Lunar Gateway ⓘ
support sustained lunar exploration ⓘ
status in development ⓘ
successorTo SLS Block 1 ⓘ
linked to: SLS
thrustComparedToBlock1 similar liftoff thrust to SLS Block 1 ⓘ
upperStage Exploration Upper Stage ⓘ
usesInfrastructure Crawler-Transporter 2 ⓘ
Mobile Launcher 2 ⓘ
Vehicle Assembly Building ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Space Launch System → configuration → Block 1B ⓘ
subject linked to: SLS
Orion program → launchVehicle → SLS Block 1B (planned) ⓘ
linked to: Block 1B