Artemis II Launch: View from the SLS Rocket

Space Launch System (SLS): NASA's moon rocket simplified

NASA moved the core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) for the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 toward NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to complete outfitting and vertical integration Artemis III mission will launch astronauts to Earth’s orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028 NASA/Evan Deroche/Michael DeMocker/Sam Lott/Brandon Hancock #

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