Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis

Artemis 2

Common Exploration Systems Development Division

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Stennis Space Center

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight

NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s spaceport in Florida. The rollout is key progress on the path to NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon under the Artemis campaign. Using […]

Posted July 17, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Kennedy Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

NASA Centers & Facilities

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Barge Preparations Underway for Artemis II Rocket Stage Delivery

Team members are installing pedestals aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge to hold and secure the massive core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, indicating NASA barge crews are nearly ready for its first delivery to support the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. The barge will ferry the core stage on a 900-mile […]

Posted July 11, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Moon Rocket Stage for Artemis II Moved, Prepped for Shipment

NASA is preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis campaign for shipment. On July 6, NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, moved the Artemis II rocket stage to another part of the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The […]

Posted July 9, 2024

Artemis

Artemis 4

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA’s SLS Rocket: Block 1 vs. Block 1B Configuration

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Block 1B cargo configuration will launch for the first time beginning with Artemis IV. This upgraded and more powerful SLS rocket will enable SLS to send over 38 metric tons (83,700 lbs.) to the Moon, including NASA’s Orion spacecraft and its crew, along with heavy payloads for […]

Posted June 21, 2024

Artemis 2

Artemis

Humans in Space

Kennedy Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to See Artemis II Moon Rocket Elements at Kennedy

Media are invited in late July to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Participants joining the multi-day events will see the arrival and unloading of the 212-foot-tall SLS core stage at […]

Posted June 14, 2024

Missions

Artemis

Artemis 2

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage

NASA will roll the fully assembled core stage for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the first crewed Artemis mission out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in mid-July. The 212-foot-tall stage will be loaded on the agency’s Pegasus barge for delivery to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Media […]

Posted June 8, 2024

Michoud Assembly Facility

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Invites Media to Attend Louisiana Space Day 2024

NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, several aerospace companies, and GNO Inc. will host Louisiana Space Day 2024 at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 8.

Posted May 6, 2024

General

Artemis

Artemis 4

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Expanding Lunar Exploration with Upgraded SLS Mega Rocket Design

By: Martin Burkey As NASA prepares for its first crewed Artemis missions, the agency is making preparations to build, test, and assemble the next evolution of its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The larger and power powerful version of SLS, known as Block 1B, can send a crew and large pieces of hardware to the […]

Posted March 12, 2024

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis

Artemis 3

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Rocket Propellant Tanks for NASA’s Artemis III Mission Take Shape

As NASA works to develop all the systems needed to return astronauts to the Moon under its Artemis campaign for the benefit of all, the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will be responsible for launching astronauts on their journey. With the liquid oxygen tank now fully welded, all of the major structures that will form […]

Posted February 16, 2024

Artemis

Humans in Space

I Am Artemis

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

I Am Artemis: Erick Holsonback

Whether he’s advising student robotic competitions or managing production of a powerful, new Moon rocket stage, Erick Holsonback meets technical challenges with enthusiasm.

Posted January 23, 2024