Space Launch System (SLS): Next-Gen Power

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 configuration generates 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, making it 15% more powerful than the Saturn V and the most powerful operational rocket to fly a successful mission.

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1. SLS Liftoff Thrust: More Powerful Than Saturn V: The Space Launch System (SLS) Block 1 generates 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, which is 15% more powerful than the legendary Saturn V rocket that launched Apollo missions. Space Launch System (SLS)
2. SLS Payload Capacity for Deep Space Missions: The SLS Block 1 is capable of delivering over 27 metric tons (59,500 pounds) to Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI), making it the only rocket that can send the Orion spacecraft, four astronauts, and large cargo directly to the Moon in a single launch. Space Launch System (SLS)
3. SLS Core Stage: Shuttle Heritage Power: The SLS core stage, standing 212 feet tall, is powered by four RS-25 engines, repurposed and upgraded from the Space Shuttle program, providing reliable, high-performance propulsion and leveraging decades of proven flight history.

Sources

• SLS (Space Launch System) - NASA
• Space Launch System - At A Glance
• 'Ranked by thrust': Top 10 most powerful rockets ever built - WION
• Artemis 1 launch success makes NASA's SLS the most powerful rocket ever to fly - Space
• Most powerful rocket – thrust (current) | Guinness World Records

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