Cargo

Space Launch System (Artemis V)

SLS · National launch · NASA

SLS launches Orion with four crew for Artemis V, the second planned crewed lunar landing (late 2028).

Centaur V is the sole-source upper stage path for IV and V.

Flight

Artemis VNET late 2028 · planned · Human Landing System · NASA

Builders

MakerBoeingSLS core stage industrial prime (Artemis exploration stack)

MakerTeledyne Brown EngineeringSLS industrial (NASA Artemis partners)

MakerHi-Temp Insulation, Inc.Thermal insulation product path on ESD SLS supplier network

MakerVACCO IndustriesSpace thruster valves, latch valves, and micro propulsion feed systems

MakerBeranek, LLC Precision MachiningSmall-business precision machining for SLS components

MakerAMRO Karman Space and DefenseMachining and welding of Orion / SLS hardware components

MakerPrecision Tube BendingCustom tubing for SLS core stage systems and RS-25 engines

MakerAerofit, LLCSLS valve and fitting manufacturing shop (NASA ESD supplier map)

MakerMetalex ManufacturingPrecision machining of SLS titanium manifolds and related hardware

MakerNorthrop GrummanSLS solid rocket boosters · Artemis exploration launch stack

MakerKirkhill, Inc.Erosion-resistant rubber insulation for SLS / LAS class hardware

MakerAcuFast Aircraft ProductsHigh-strength precision fasteners for SLS solid rocket booster nozzles

MakerUnited Launch AllianceLaunch enable rail, Vulcan / Atlas class lunar missions

LanderNASAHuman Landing System host

Jobs

SLS core stage (Boeing)

Boeing is the industrial prime for the Space Launch System core stage. · Boeing

SLS solid rocket boosters (Northrop Grumman)

Northrop Grumman builds the five-segment solid rocket boosters for SLS Block 1. · Northrop Grumman

SLS Centaur V upper stage (ULA)

ULA Centaur V is NASA's sole-source next upper stage for SLS on Artemis IV and Artemis V, replacing the canceled Exploration Upper Stage path. · United Launch Alliance

Related cargo

Gateway Lunar View, ESPRIT refueling / windows / logistics

Artemis V

Lockheed Martin Cislunar Transporter (tug + tanker)

Artemis V

Orion Crew Module

Artemis V

European Service Module

Artemis V

Orion Crew Survival System

Artemis V

Sources

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