Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Space Launch System (SLS) is a United States Space Shuttle-derived heavy launch vehicle being designed by NASA. It follows the cancellation of the Constellation Program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle. The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 envisions the transformation of the Ares I and Ares V vehicle designs into a single launch vehicle usable for both crew and cargo.The SLS launch vehicle is to be upgraded over time with more powerful versions. Its initial Block I version, without an upper stage, is to lift a payload of 70 metric tons to low earth orbit(LEO) and the Block IA/B approximately 105 metric tons. The final Block II SLS with an integrated upper Earth Departure Stage is to have, depending on the configuration, a payload lift capability of at least 130 metric tons to LEO, 12 metric tons above that of Saturn V, which would make the SLS the most capable heavy lift vehicle ever built.SLS is to be capable of lifting astronauts and hardware to near-Earth destinations such as asteroids, the Moon, Mars, and most of the Earth's Lagrangian points. SLS may also support trips to the International Space Station, if necessary. The SLS program is integrated with NASA's Orion Crew and Service Module, with astronauts returning to earth in a capsule-shaped, four-person crew module. SLS will use the ground operations and launch facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The first flight-test of the Block I variant of the vehicle, Exploration Mission 1, is scheduled to fly in 2017.. }
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- Space_Launch_System abstract "The Space Launch System (SLS) is a United States Space Shuttle-derived heavy launch vehicle being designed by NASA. It follows the cancellation of the Constellation Program, and is to replace the retired Space Shuttle. The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 envisions the transformation of the Ares I and Ares V vehicle designs into a single launch vehicle usable for both crew and cargo.The SLS launch vehicle is to be upgraded over time with more powerful versions. Its initial Block I version, without an upper stage, is to lift a payload of 70 metric tons to low earth orbit(LEO) and the Block IA/B approximately 105 metric tons. The final Block II SLS with an integrated upper Earth Departure Stage is to have, depending on the configuration, a payload lift capability of at least 130 metric tons to LEO, 12 metric tons above that of Saturn V, which would make the SLS the most capable heavy lift vehicle ever built.SLS is to be capable of lifting astronauts and hardware to near-Earth destinations such as asteroids, the Moon, Mars, and most of the Earth's Lagrangian points. SLS may also support trips to the International Space Station, if necessary. The SLS program is integrated with NASA's Orion Crew and Service Module, with astronauts returning to earth in a capsule-shaped, four-person crew module. SLS will use the ground operations and launch facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The first flight-test of the Block I variant of the vehicle, Exploration Mission 1, is scheduled to fly in 2017.".