NASA's newest rocket, the SLS or Space Launch System, will be the most powerful rocket ever flown. It will provide an unparalleled heavy-lift capability for space exploration, and David Beaman, NASA SLS director of engineering and integration, couldn't be more excited. NASA has worked to improve and perfect what has been accomplished in the past, and this decades-long effort will culminate in the first-ever SLS launch, scheduled later this month. Can we get back to the moon? Can we get to Mars? Find out from NASA's David Beaman on this episode of Rick & Bubba University!

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