No Small Steps: "State of the SLS Rocket"

NASA's deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, is being built by more than 1,100 companies right here on Earth. The complex parts that make up the rocket are nearing completion. In this latest installment of "No Small Steps," host Stephen Granade takes a look at the "state of the rocket" and progress being made to get to the launchpad. Critical parts, including the interim cryogenic propulsion stage and the first four, powerful engines, are complete. The massive core stage is being outfitted for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), the first flight of SLS and NASA's Orion spacecraft. During EM-1, SLS and Orion will demonstrate the critical capabilities needed to send humans to the Moon and beyond, on a variety of missions with increasing complexity. For more information on SLS, visit www.nasa.gov/sls.