The SLS/Orion launch system currently works, as proven by the Artemis 1 mission which launched in late 2022 with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft flying around the moon and returning safely to the Earth.
NASA/Quentin Schwinn NASA put its Orion spacecraft to the test ahead of ... and its crew, away from the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. NASA recently completed an 11-month test campaign of ...
The Artemis 2 mission in 2025 will use the SLS rocket to send a crew of four on a looping flight around the Moon aboard an Orion spacecraft. The first Artemis lunar landing comes with Artemis 3 ...