Ladies and gentlemen — presenting the rocket for the ride to Mars. NASA is going to #Mars, and here on Earth, the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center (nasa_marshall) in Huntsville, Alabama, is the first stop for building the world’s most powerful rocket for the ride – the Space Launch System (SLS). The #SLS will be NASA’s first exploration-class vehicle since the Saturn V took American astronauts to the moon more than 40 years ago. It will expand our reach in the solar system, launching crews aboard the new #Orion spacecraft to explore multiple, deep-space destinations. A fleet of robotic spacecraft and rovers are already on and around Mars, but to fly to and land humans safely on Mars requires a next-generation spacecraft – Orion. SLS will ensure it gets there. Artist concept: NASA/MSFC #JourneyToMars #SLSFiredUp #marsgeneration #artistconcept #graphicart #NASA #deepspace #exploration