January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
... the author Dr Kimberly Robinson serves as the payload mission manager for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), which will transport high-priority science missions beyond Earth’s orbit for a new age of exploration. She ...
April 2025
Lego’s tribute to NASA’s SLS and Artemis
... construction kits for adults. In this article, Mark Williamson reviews its latest rocket kit – for the Space Launch System (SLS) - and sets the iconic plastic bricks in the context of the real-world Artemis programme. Much has...
January 2018
Shielding the human genome
...as the most dangerous aspect of travel to Mars. Without radical advances in science, astronauts sitting atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) might ask themselves if the greatest risk to their endeavour might be within them, the cells making up their...
30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
... are being developed for astronauts in Orion. Once completed, Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). Although rumours suggest that the SLS could be scrapped in the wake of the new presidency, NASA has...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... is opening up new opportunities for the burgeoning commercial satellite industry. Government-led initiatives, such as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and ESA’s Ariane 6, are also part of this wave of new launcher development and will also deliver...
July 2018
Using algae to support astronauts on deep space missions
... to about 24 tons. This is a huge amount and much heavier than the 22-ton payload mass one Space Launch System (SLS) is expected to launch towards the red planet. Even so, this calculation does not account for such things as the crew...
