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NASA Delays First SLS Launch Until No Later Than November 2018

Pat Host

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

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NASA Delays First SLS Launch Until No Later Than November 2018

Artist's illustration of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) heavy lift launch vehicle concept. Photo: NASA.

NASA said Wednesday the initial flight of its Space Launch System (SLS) heavy lift, exploration class rocket would be pushed back until no later than November 2018, 11 months after its original December 2017 goal. The civil space agency said it performed a review called Key Decision Point C (KDP-C), which provided a development cost baseline of $7 billion for a 70-metric ton version of SLS. This runs from February 2014 through the first launch and a launch readiness schedule…

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