Block 1B is designed to increase the amount ... done by Boeing — the prime contractor for the SLS core and upper stages, as well as the rocket's flight avionics suite — at NASA's Michoud ...

which will see SLS move from the Block 1 vehicle to the Block 1B rocket in the mid-2020s. Just this month NASA confirmed that plan by publishing a solicitation for ML2. “NASA’s purpose for ML2 ...

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is pursuing ... The main change from the initial Block 1 vehicle to the Block 1B version of the rocket is the larger, higher performance Exploration ...

The only development it needs is a cone like the SLS LVSA (or SLS Block 1B USA) that goes from 9m to 5m diameter. SpaceX can probably have a flight test prototype welded up by the middle of next week.

Boeing, responsible for the SLS core and upper stages and the rocket’s flight avionics suite ... The report projects that the SLS Block 1B costs will reach approximately $5.7 billion by its ...

NASA’s delayed SLS rocket program, headed by Boeing, continues to disappoint. Massive budget overruns and significant delays have pushed the completion of the SLS back multiple times.

It is the single largest element for NASA's Artemis II mission, which is slated to ferry a crew of astronauts around the far ...