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NASA's Space Launch System is a heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of powering the Orion spacecraft and cargo beyond low Earth orbit.
Huntsville, ALnasa.gov/slsJoined January 2012

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. is working on an exciting new project with our partners at ! Together, we’re developing and demonstrating new advanced nuclear thermal propulsion technology, which will play a key role in future crewed missions to Mars 🚀
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Electronics act as the brains of the Space Launch System rocket and spacecraft. Watch to learn more about some of the suppliers across the U.S. that are providing these!
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#ICYMI: The hockey team celebrated "Space Night" on Friday, Jan. 20 in style. The team showed up in their best mission attire and the Rocket City enjoyed learning about the work being done at , including the progress on future SLS rockets.
The Huntsville Havoc hockey ice rink was illuminated with a dancing astronaut in space.
An inflated Space Launch System rocket was displayed in the lobby of the arena prior to the game.
The Huntsville Havoc mascot poses wearing an astronaut costume.
A message from John Honeycutt, SLS Program Manager, played during the game.
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"The vehicle...she was ready to fly, and we were ready to let her!" 🚀 Launch day from inside the firing room at is a unique experience. Check out this clip where #Artemis I launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson gave us her POV from launch day.
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Engineers and technicians across America are manufacturing the SLS rocket and spacecraft for future #Artemis missions. Watch to learn more about these companies!
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Is there weather on the Moon? Yes! "Space Weather" is a real thing, and it can be quite intense. Watch to learn more!
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#Artemis III will be the first human mission to the lunar South Pole. Four astronauts will launch atop SLS, the only rocket powerful enough to send , its crew, and supplies to the Moon in a single launch. Learn more about III:
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NASA's Pegasus barge recently made some deliveries in support of #Artemis III. Pegasus is one of the many ways we transport SLS hardware and is a critical aspect of building future Moon rockets. Meet the crew of Pegasus and learn more about what they do: go.nasa.gov/3izDuAv
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#Artemis III, the first Artemis mission to land humans back on the Moon, will make history by sending the first humans to explore the lunar South Pole. Learn how our Artemis astronauts will get to the Moon and what they will do once they get there: go.nasa.gov/3iJcJtf
A mission map for the third Artemis mission that will land humans on the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years. Artemis III will send the first humans to the lunar South Pole region.
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Big fan of science fiction? You are going to want to listen to this episode of "Houston We Have A Podcast"! A program executive discusses how crazy concepts from science fiction might find their way into future missions to . LISTEN NOW:
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The lunar South Pole is full of mysteries that we want to uncover through #Artemis! 🌕 This area of the Moon comes with challenges, but it could also hold unprecedented discoveries. Learn more about this region and the new opportunities it may present: go.nasa.gov/3k5Uwqm
On Flight Day 7 of the Artemis I mission, Orion’s Optical Navigation camera captures the far side of the Moon, as the spacecraft orbited 81.1 miles above the surface, heading for a Distant Retrograde Orbit. Orion uses the optical navigation camera to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, providing an enhanced body of data to certify its effectiveness under different lighting conditions as a way to help orient the spacecraft on future missions with crew.
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🐺 Tonight, January 6, at 6:08 PM EST, look up in the sky to catch a glimpse of the first full Moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, at its peak. Snap a photo, sketch it on paper, or let it inspire you to make a wonderful creation and show it off using the #NASAMoonSnap!
(Jan. 4, 2022) --- The Waxing Gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the southern Pacific Ocean.
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