Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage

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The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.

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Generate an image of the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is a liquid hydrogen–liquid oxygen upper stage used on early NASA Space Launch System missions to provide orbital insertion and translunar injection capability before the introduction of a more powerful exploration upper stage.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cryogenic rocket stage ⓘ
rocket upper stage ⓘ
spacecraft propulsion module ⓘ
agency NASA ⓘ
basedOn Delta Cryogenic Second Stage ⓘ
compatiblePayload Orion spacecraft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designLife single use ⓘ
developer Boeing ⓘ
diameter 5 meters ⓘ
engine RL10B-2 ⓘ
linked to: RL10
engineCycle expander cycle ⓘ
engineManufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2022-11-16 ⓘ
firstFlightVehicle Space Launch System Artemis I core stack ⓘ
fuel liquid hydrogen ⓘ
fuelTankMaterial aluminum-lithium alloy ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial navigation system ⓘ
launchSiteForFirstFlight Kennedy Space Center LC-39B ⓘ
launchVehicleFamily NASA Space Launch System ⓘ
linked to: Space Launch System
length 13.7 meters ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
missionProfileRole injection of Orion spacecraft toward the Moon ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
orbitCapability injection to high Earth orbit ⓘ
translunar trajectory insertion ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
oxidizerTankMaterial aluminum-lithium alloy ⓘ
plannedToBeReplacedBy Exploration Upper Stage ⓘ
primaryFunction orbital insertion ⓘ
translunar injection ⓘ
programRole interim upper stage before Exploration Upper Stage ⓘ
propellant liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
propulsionType chemical rocket ⓘ
replaces no previous SLS upper stage ⓘ
separationInterface Orion Stage Adapter ⓘ
specificImpulseVacuum approximately 462 seconds ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
structureDiameter 5 meters ⓘ
thrustVacuum approximately 110 kN ⓘ
usedForProgram Artemis program ⓘ
usedOnLaunchVehicle Space Launch System ⓘ
usedOnLaunchVehicleVariant SLS Block 1 ⓘ
linked to: SLS
usedOnMission Artemis I ⓘ
Artemis II ⓘ
Artemis III ⓘ

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Space Launch System → upperStage → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
Artemis I → usedUpperStage → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
Space Launch System → upperStage → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
subject linked to: SLS
Block 1 → upperStage → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
Exploration Upper Stage → replaces → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
Artemis launch vehicles → upperStage → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
ICPS → fullName → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
ICPS → abbreviationOf → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
Orion Stage Adapter → locatedBetween → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ
Orion Stage Adapter → relatedTo → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage adapter ⓘ
linked to: Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage
SLS core stage → associatedUpperStage → Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage ⓘ