Science and Exploration

Artist Concept: NASA Space Launch System and Orion Spacecraft

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
August 2, 2013
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Artist Concept: NASA Space Launch System and Orion Spacecraft
Artist concept of the SLS and Orion in VAB.
NASA/MSFC

NASA has releases new artist concepts of the SLS and Orion spacecraft including being stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida seen here.
Modifications of the Vehicle Assembly Building are underway to support the SLS and Orion spacecraft, which also will result in the ability to process multiple types of launch vehicles.


Artist concept of the Space Launch System (SLS) wireframe design. On July 31, NASA successfully completed the SLS Program preliminary design review. The successful completion of the review is the first major milestone from formulation to implementation for SLS.


Artist concept of the Space Launch System (SLS) blueprint design. On July 31, NASA successfully completed the SLS Program preliminary design review. The successful completion of the review is the first major milestone from formulation to implementation for SLS.


Artist concept of the SLS and Orion spacecraft being stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Modifications of the Vehicle Assembly Building are underway to support the SLS and Orion spacecraft, which also will result in the ability to process multiple types of launch vehicles.

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