Comparison of orbital launch systems - Wikipedia
This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list includes all upcoming rockets.
List of rockets of the United States - Wikipedia
Rocket 3 (2020–2022) LauncherOne (2020–2023) Firefly Alpha (2021–present) Space Launch System (2022–present) RS1 (2023–present) Terran 1 (2023) SpaceX Starship (2023–present) Vulcan Centaur (2024–present) New Glenn (Under development, expected 2024) Rocket 4 (Under development, expected 2025) Neutron (Under development, expected 2025)
Orion Spacecraft - NASA
Dec 4, 2024 · NASA’s Orion spacecraft is built to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before. On Artemis missions, Orion will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during space travel, and provide safe …
Spaceships and Rockets - NASA
Oct 17, 2023 · Combining power and capability, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration and Artemis. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and cargo directly to the Moon in a single launch.
What is Orion? - NASA
Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System. More powerful than any other rocket ever built, SLS will be capable of sending humans to an asteroid and eventually to Mars. NASA is using new technology and lessons learned from …
NASA’s Upgraded SLS Mega Rocket Design for Next-Gen Moon …
Apr 5, 2024 · NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket delivers propulsion in stages to send NASA’s Orion spacecraft and heavy cargo to the Moon for the Artemis lunar missions. At liftoff, the core stage and twin solid rocket boosters fire to propel the rocket off the launch pad and send it …
Nasa's giant SLS rocket: A guide - BBC
Jun 13, 2021 · Nasa has been developing a huge rocket called the Space Launch System (SLS) to launch astronauts to the Moon - and eventually Mars. Set to make its debut in early 2022, the SLS is the...
Jeff Bezos' New Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
2 days ago · Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. John Raoux—AP By MARCIA DUNN / AP January 16 ...
How NASA's new megarocket stacks up against its legendary …
Nov 15, 2022 · NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is set to supersede the Saturn V as the most powerful launch vehicle ever blasted into space. The Artemis 1 mission is set to launch to the moon.
ESA - Everything rockets - European Space Agency
Jan 29, 2024 · Today, still, at the heart of Europe’s space ambitions, is the need to reach the stars: reliably, affordably and autonomously. In the last decades, ESA and European industry have designed, developed and delivered a range of rockets that have given ESA’s Member States a direct line to space.