Skip to main content
Back to search
ArtemisConference Paper

Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) for Space Launch System (SLS)

20191 min read100 words
Tobias, Mark E., Griffin, David R., McMillin, Joshua E., Haws, Terry D., and Fuller, Michael E.
Marshall Space Flight Center

A human mission to the moon and Mars is the stated space exploration goal of the United States and the international community. To achieve these goals, NASA is developing the Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion crew capsule as key elements in the architecture for missions to the moon and Mars. As part of the SLS Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) program, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems is working to address booster obsolescence issues in design and manufacturing. The upgraded boosters will also provide increased performance that will benefit future lunar campaigns, science missions, and the eventual Mars campaign.


Related Artemis Documents