NASA Artemis II Core Moon Rocket Stage is Vertical | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis II Core Moon Rocket Stage is Vertical | Kennedy Space Center

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) transport the agency’s 212-foot-tall Space Launch System (SLS) core stage into High Bay 2 at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The one-of-a kind lifting beam is designed to lift the core stage from the transfer aisle to High Bay 2 where it will remain while teams stack the two solid rocket boosters on top of mobile launcher 1 for the SLS core stage. 

Artemis II will launch no earlier than April 2026.

For more information about SLS, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/sls

Check the NASA Artemis II Mission page for updates:

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

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Image Date: Dec. 11, 2024

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