Space Launch System Core Stage

The Space Launch System core stage, or simply core stage, is the main stage of the American Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, built by The Boeing Company in the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. At 65 m (212 ft) tall and 8.4 m (27.6 ft) in diameter, the core stage contains approximately 987 t (2,177,000 lb) of its liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen cryogenic propellants. Propelled by 4 RS-25 engines, the stage generates approximately 7.44 MN (1,670,000 lb_f) of thrust, about 25% of the Space Launch System's thrust at liftoff, for approximately 500 seconds, propelling the stage alone for the last 375 seconds of flight. The stage lifts the rocket to an altitude of approximately 162 km (531,380 ft) before separating, reentering the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

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SLS Core Stage

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Pathfinder photo 0

Core stage 8102016b

expanded graphic view of the SLS core stage

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Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-125)

Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-53)

Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-17)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Pathfinder photo 0		Commons
commons	image		Core stage 8102016b		Commons
commons	image		expanded graphic view of the SLS core stage		Commons
commons	image		Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-111)		Commons
commons	image		Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-125)		Commons
commons	image		Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-53)		Commons
commons	image		Fwd Sim into Cell D (MAF 20190602 P Fwd Sim into Cell D-17)		Commons