Can’t wait to watch this baby fly! NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket in history for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars. The first flight test of the SLS will feature a configuration for a 70-metric-ton (77-ton) lift capacity and carry an uncrewed #Orion spacecraft beyond low-Earth orbit to test the performance of the integrated system. As the SLS evolves, it will provide an unprecedented lift capability of 130 metric tons (143 tons) to enable missions even farther into our solar system. Learn more: nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls Image credit: nasa_marshall (Artists conception) #NASA #SpaceLaunchSystem #SLS #space #exploration #systems #human #spaceflight #science