NASA Artemis II Moon Solid Rocket Booster Assembly | Kennedy Space Center
Engineers and technicians with the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program prepare to transfer one of the aft assemblies of the Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters for the Artemis II Moon Mission with an overhead crane inside the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. The booster segments are being transferred to the NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building via a transporter for stacking operations in preparation for launch of the Artemis II mission.
Since the mobile launcher returned in October 2024 from Launch Pad 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work has been underway for upcoming stacking operations of NASA's SLS Moon rocket. To prepare for the Artemis II Moon Mission launch, the mobile launcher is undergoing optical scans, system checkouts, and umbilical refurbishment, including installation of the aft skirt electrical umbilicals.
Meanwhile, segments of the Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters for the Artemis II Moon Mission will soon move from the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility to the VAB via a transporter. The aft assemblies, or bottom portions of the five segment boosters, will be situated in the facility's transfer aisle then lifted atop the mobile launcher in High Bay 3.
The examinations and preparations of the mobile launcher and rocket elements lay the groundwork for the Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon.
The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under the Artemis campaign, sending NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, as well as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back.
Artemis II will launch no earlier than September 2025.
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Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Image Date: Nov. 13, 2024
Release Date: Nov. 18, 2024
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