Space Launch System will be able to offer payload accommodations with five times more volume than any contemporary launch vehicle. center dot Payload fairings of up to 10-meter diameter are planned. Space Launch System will offer an initial capability of greater than 70 metric tons to low Earth orbit; current U.S. launch vehicle maximum is 28 t. center dot Evolved version of SLS will offer greatest-ever capability of greater than 130 t to LEO. SLS offers reduced transit times to the outer solar system by half or greater. center dot Higher characteristic energy (C3) also enables larger payloads to destination.
NASA's Space Launch System: Progress Toward the Proving Ground
IAA Symposium on the Future of Space Exploration Towards Space Village and Beyond ; 2017 ; Turin, Italy
2017-06-27
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NASA'S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM: PROGRESS TOWARD LAUNCH
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