National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government
Administrator: Bill Nelson
Successful Launches 121
Failed Launches 20
Pending Launches 6
Agency Description
Next National Aeronautics and Space Administration Launch
SLS Block 1 | Artemis II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Rocket Configs
Space Launch System (SLS)
Height 111.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 39000 kN
Diameter 8.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 105000 kg
Liftoff Mass 2948 Tonnes
Launch Success 0
Consecutive Success 0
Maiden Flight Unknown
Launch Failures 0
Space Launch System (SLS)
Height 111.00 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 39000 kN
Diameter 8.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 95000 kg
Liftoff Mass 2628 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2022-11-16
Launch Failures 0
Orion Abort Test Booster
Height 0.00 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2200 kN
Diameter 5.50 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2019-07-02
Launch Failures 0
Ares I-X
Height 99.70 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 12000 kN
Diameter 3.71 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 816 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2009-10-28
Launch Failures 0
Space Shuttle
Height 56.10 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 28200 kN
Diameter 8.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 27500 kg
Liftoff Mass 2030 Tonnes
Launch Success 133
Consecutive Success 22
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Launch Failures 2
Saturn V
Height 110.60 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 35100 kN
Diameter 10.10 Meters
Mass To LEO 140000 kg
Liftoff Mass 2970 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 11
Maiden Flight 1967-11-09
Launch Failures 1
Saturn IB
Height 43.20 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 7100 kN
Diameter 6.61 Meters
Mass To LEO 21000 kg
Liftoff Mass 590 Tonnes
Launch Success 9
Consecutive Success 6
Maiden Flight 1966-02-26
Launch Failures 1
Titan II
Height 33.20 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1913 kN
Diameter 3.05 Meters
Mass To LEO 3850 kg
Liftoff Mass 154 Tonnes
Launch Success 12
Consecutive Success 12
Maiden Flight 1964-04-08
Launch Failures 0
Trailblazer 2
Height 15.70 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 547 kN
Diameter 0.79 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 6 Tonnes
Launch Success 3
Consecutive Success 3
Maiden Flight 1961-12-14
Launch Failures 0
Atlas LV-3B
Height 28.70 Meters
Max Stages 1
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 1300 kN
Diameter 3.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 1360 kg
Liftoff Mass 120 Tonnes
Launch Success 7
Consecutive Success 6
Maiden Flight 1960-07-29
Launch Failures 3
Scout X-1
Height 25.00 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 471 kN
Diameter 1.01 Meters
Mass To LEO 59 kg
Liftoff Mass 16 Tonnes
Launch Success 3
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 1960-07-02
Launch Failures 3
Trailblazer 1
Height 17.10 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 365 kN
Diameter 0.58 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 3 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 1959-03-03
Launch Failures 0
Nike Cajun
Height 7.70 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 246 kN
Diameter 0.42 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 0 Tonnes
Launch Success 4
Consecutive Success 4
Maiden Flight 1956-07-06
Launch Failures 0
Spacecraft Configs
Orion
Maiden Flight 2022-11-16
Active Yes
Human Rated Yes
Height 3.30 Metres
Diameter 5.03 Metres
Space Shuttle
Maiden Flight 1981-04-12
Active No
Human Rated Yes
Height 56.10 Metres
Diameter 8.70 Metres
Apollo Lunar Module
Maiden Flight 1968-01-22
Active No
Human Rated Yes
Height 7.04 Metres
Diameter 4.22 Metres
Gemini
Maiden Flight 1964-04-08
Active No
Human Rated Yes
Height 5.61 Metres
Diameter 3.00 Metres
Mercury
Maiden Flight 1961-05-05
Active No
Human Rated Yes
Height 3.30 Metres
Diameter 1.80 Metres
North American X-15
Maiden Flight 1959-06-08
Active No
Human Rated Yes
Height 15.45 Metres
Diameter 6.80 Metres
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