NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage Moved to Vehicle Assembly Building

NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Core Stage Moved to Vehicle Assembly Building

NASA’s massive 212-foot long Space Launch System (SLS) core stage was offloaded from the agency’s Pegasus Barge on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, after arriving at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams with Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) have transferred the rocket stage to the spaceport’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to prepare it for integration atop the mobile launcher ahead of the Artemis II Moon Mission launch.

Check the NASA Artemis II Mission page for updates:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

For more information about SLS, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/sls

Image Credits: NASA/Cory Huston/Isaac Watson/Ben Smegelsky/Kim Shiflett

Image Dates: July 24, 2024

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