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Devices and technique used in space exploration (SLS).
Devices and technique used in space exploration (SLS).
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The NASA SLS is a next-generation heavy lift Rocket Launch Vehicle designed for deep space exploration beyond the Earth orbits. As the supply line to the International Space Station is being delivered by commercial partners like SpaceX, NASA plans to use the SLS for further missions involving proposed exploration of near-Earth asteroids, Lagrange points, the Moon and finally Mars. The Space Launch System will carry the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) along with the relevant cargo and equipment for the missions.
The SLS will be the largest and the most powerful rocket in history. Two chief versions are under development, the 70 and 130 metric ton configurations.
The 70t configuration with be deployed initially in the early Exploration Missions (EM). The EM1 is scheduled for 2017 to launch an uncrewed Orion for demonstration of integrated performance of the rocket and the spacecraft. The EM2 is slated for 2021 to carry up to 4 astronauts in Orion. Deployment of the 130t variant will follow thence.
The 70t configuration of SLS stands at 321 feet tall, capable of producing 8.4 million lbs of thrust at lift off, which is 10% higher than what Saturn V produced. The rocket system would weigh 5.5 million lbs with a maximum payload capability of 154,000 lbs. The core stage of the rocket will constitute of 4 x RS-25 LOX-LH2 engines by Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, the same as the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). The liftoff would also require 2 x 5-segment Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) from ATK. The boosters will be evolved to meet different mission requirements in later stages of the programme. There will be an interim cryogenic propulsion stage added to boost the Orion spacecraft with the right trajectory parameters in deep space. The stage is based on Boeing's Delta Cryogenic Second Stage which is used in the Delta IV family.
The 130t variant will stand at 384 feet with a maximum lift-off thrust of 9.2 million lbs, 20% higher than that of Saturn V. The Gross Liftoff weight being 6.5 million lbs, the 130t configuration has a maximum payload capacity of 286,000 lbs. This version will use the same core stage of four RS-25 engines. However, there will be an additional upper stage for deep space propulsion composed of 2 x J-2X engines by Rocketdyne. The upper stage is LOX-LH2 based as well. The rocket boosters for 130t are still under development with NASA seeking suitable advanced solid and liquid propulsion technologies.
The human-rated Space Launch System is designed to be safe, affordable and sustainable. The SLS will use technologies and design resulting from the Space Shuttle and other launch vehicle projects of NASA. Reuse of technology, tools and processes is being touted as a very significant cost-saver for the programme
The NASA SLS is a next-generation heavy lift Rocket Launch Vehicle designed for deep space exploration beyond the Earth orbits. As the supply line to the International Space Station is being delivered by commercial partners like SpaceX, NASA plans to use the SLS for further missions involving proposed exploration of near-Earth asteroids, Lagrange points, the Moon and finally Mars. The Space Launch System will carry the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) along with the relevant cargo and equipment for the missions.
The SLS will be the largest and the most powerful rocket in history. Two chief versions are under development, the 70 and 130 metric ton configurations.
The 70t configuration with be deployed initially in the early Exploration Missions (EM). The EM1 is scheduled for 2017 to launch an uncrewed Orion for demonstration of integrated performance of the rocket and the spacecraft. The EM2 is slated for 2021 to carry up to 4 astronauts in Orion. Deployment of the 130t variant will follow thence.
The 70t configuration of SLS stands at 321 feet tall, capable of producing 8.4 million lbs of thrust at lift off, which is 10% higher than what Saturn V produced. The rocket system would weigh 5.5 million lbs with a maximum payload capability of 154,000 lbs. The core stage of the rocket will constitute of 4 x RS-25 LOX-LH2 engines by Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, the same as the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs). The liftoff would also require 2 x 5-segment Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) from ATK. The boosters will be evolved to meet different mission requirements in later stages of the programme. There will be an interim cryogenic propulsion stage added to boost the Orion spacecraft with the right trajectory parameters in deep space. The stage is based on Boeing's Delta Cryogenic Second Stage which is used in the Delta IV family.
The 130t variant will stand at 384 feet with a maximum lift-off thrust of 9.2 million lbs, 20% higher than that of Saturn V. The Gross Liftoff weight being 6.5 million lbs, the 130t configuration has a maximum payload capacity of 286,000 lbs. This version will use the same core stage of four RS-25 engines. However, there will be an additional upper stage for deep space propulsion composed of 2 x J-2X engines by Rocketdyne. The upper stage is LOX-LH2 based as well. The rocket boosters for 130t are still under development with NASA seeking suitable advanced solid and liquid propulsion technologies.
The human-rated Space Launch System is designed to be safe, affordable and sustainable. The SLS will use technologies and design resulting from the Space Shuttle and other launch vehicle projects of NASA. Reuse of technology, tools and processes is being touted as a very significant cost-saver for the programme
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