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SLS Overview and ProgressSpace Launch System will be able to offer payload accommodations with five times more volume than any contemporary launch vehicle Payload fairings of up to 10-meter diameter are being studied 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 Evolved version of SLS will offer Mars-enabling capability of greater than 130 metric tons to LEO SLS offers reduced transit times to the outer solar system by half or greater Higher characteristic energy (C3) also enables larger payloads to destination
Document ID
20170012284
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Honeycutt, John (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
December 18, 2017
Publication Date
October 6, 2017
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
M17-6316
Meeting Information
Meeting: Briefing to Congressman John Culberson
Location: Huntsville, AL
Country: United States
Start Date: October 6, 2017
Sponsors: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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