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As of January 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) – a Shuttle-derived, super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle – has conducted one successful launch, and a further four have been officially scheduled. [1] All flights on the current launch manifest are for the Artemis program, a human spaceflight project aimed at establishing a permanent ...
The Space Launch System ( SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon landing program, SLS is designed to launch the crewed Orion spacecraft on a trans-lunar trajectory. The first SLS launch was the uncrewed Artemis 1, which took place on 16 November 2022.
On 16 November 2022, Artemis 1 saw the debut flight of NASA's Space Launch System, which is designed to return humans to the Moon in the Artemis program. On 9 December 2022, Jielong-3 performed its maiden launch from the Yellow Sea, successfully sending fourteen satellites into orbit.
Artemis 1 was outlined by NASA as Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) in 2012, at which point it was set to launch in 2017 as the first planned flight of the Space Launch System and the second uncrewed test flight of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The initial plans for EM-1 called for a circumlunar trajectory during a seven-day mission.
Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024. ^ Belam, Martin (8 January 2024). "Nasa Peregrine 1 launch: Vulcan Centaur rocket carrying Nasa moon lander lifts off in Florida – live updates". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
First launch by Astra from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Venture Class Launch Services 2 (VCLS 2) Mission One, officially known as VCLS Demo-2A. The ELaNa 41 mission, consisting of four CubeSats, was manifested on this flight. Launch was the first approved via an FAA Part 450 launch license.
Launch failure ⚀ AzaadiSAT: Space Kidz India Low Earth (intended) Transatmospheric (achieved) Education First flight of India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). A 'Data Loss' malfunction on the rocket during terminal stage caused satellites to be placed in an unusable transatmospheric orbit of 356 km x 76 km (221 mi x 47 mi). 9 August
These included the maiden flight of Vulcan Centaur, designed to gradually replace Atlas V and Delta IV Heavy at lower costs, which was postponed in June 2021; the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries's H3 launch vehicle, planned to cost less than half that of its predecessor H-IIA; the maiden launch of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) super heavy-lift ...