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Animator: Eli Prenten
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References:

[1]
SLS Reference Guide 2022 – NASA
https://www.nasa.gov › sites › files › atoms › files
[2] https://alexsli.com/thespacebar/2017/12/25/the-sls-saga-constellation-by-another-name#:~:text=Thus%2C%20the%20Act%20essentially%20revived,the%20SLS%20program%20was%20born.
[3] https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/3729

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