CaDA NASA SLS Artemis Rocket – CaDA C56044W

The CaDA C56044W – CaDA NASA SLS Artemis Rocket is an officially NASA-licensed building-brick diorama of the Space Launch System moon rocket. With 197 pieces, it recreates the launching SLS rocket in front of an arch with a launch tower and smoke clouds, set on a black base with a NASA plaque.

The real thing – the Space Launch System (SLS)

The Space Launch System is a two-stage heavy-lift rocket from NASA and the centrepiece of the Artemis program; it carries the Orion spacecraft, which can hold up to four astronauts, on its way. In the Block 1 configuration, the rocket stands 98 m tall and generates around 39 MN of thrust at launch – powered by four RS-25 engines in the core stage, two five-segment solid rocket boosters, and an upper stage with an RL10 engine. Block 1 can deliver 95 t of payload to low Earth orbit. The first launch took place on 16 November 2022 with the uncrewed Artemis I mission from the Kennedy Space Center; the Orion capsule travelled as far as 432,210 km from Earth and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on 11 December 2022.

The model – CaDA C56044W

The orange core stage with its white-and-black boosters lifts off in front of a white-and-grey launch tower, with grey smoke clouds suggesting the launch. According to the manufacturer, the rocket can be detached from the diorama and used for play. The set belongs to the six-part CaDA NASA series (C56041W to C56046W); a larger version with a launch platform is available as the CaDA C56049W.

Technical details

The CaDA C56044W comprises 197 pieces. According to the manufacturer, the finished model measures 9.6 × 7.4 × 20.1 cm. Recommended from age 8 (according to the manufacturer).

Whether as desk decor for Artemis fans or as a collector's piece from the CaDA NASA series – the CaDA C56044W captures the moon rocket at the moment of launch.