Artemis II uses NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, which is a heavy-lift rocket designed to send the Orion spacecraft and crew toward the Moon. More specifically, Artemis II is the first crewed flight of the SLS rocket, and it uses twin five-segment solid rocket boosters for most of the liftoff thrust.

Quick Scoop

  • Rocket type: Space Launch System (SLS).
  • Class: Heavy-lift / super heavy-lift launch vehicle.
  • Mission role: Carries Orion and astronauts on a lunar flyby.
  • Boosters: Twin solid rocket boosters provide about 75 percent of launch thrust.

If you want, I can also give you a super short one-line version or a more detailed breakdown of the SLS parts.