Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis II Core Stage on the Move

On July 16, 2024, the first core stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis II mission began a journey from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The core stage was moved onto the agency’s Pegasus barge, where it will be ferried 900 miles to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in […]

Posted July 18, 2024

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Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

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

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Kennedy Space Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

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

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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

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Glenn Research Center

Humans in Space

Six Adapters for Crewed Artemis Flights Tested, Built at NASA Marshall

As a child learning about basic engineering, you probably tried and failed to join a square-shaped toy with a circular-shaped toy: you needed a third shape to act as an adapter and connect them both together. On a much larger scale, integration of NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Orion spacecraft for […]

Posted June 25, 2024

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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

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Kennedy Space Center

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

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Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

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

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