NASA Artemis III Moon Mission Crewed Landing Rocket: SLS Liquid Oxygen Tank
Artemis III Liquid Oxygen Tank Moves to Next Phase of Production
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans move a liquid oxygen tank for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the vertical assembly building into a nearby cell on Dec. 23, 2024, in these newly release pictures. The tank, to be used on the core stage of the agency’s Artemis III mission, will be primed using an automated process in preparation for application of its thermal protection system.
The propellant tank is one of five major elements that make up the 212-foot-tall rocket stage. The core stage, along with its four RS-25 engines, produce more than two million pounds of thrust to help launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies beyond Earth’s orbit and to the lunar surface for Artemis.
The propellant tank is one of five major elements that make up the 212-foot-tall rocket stage. No other rocket is capable of carrying astronauts in Orion around the Moon in a single mission.
Over the course of about 30 days, the Artemis III astronauts will travel to lunar orbit, where two crew members will descend to the surface and spend approximately a week near the South Pole of the Moon conducting new science before returning to lunar orbit to join their crew for the journey back to Earth. Launch is currently scheduled for mid-2027.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/
https://www.nasa.gov/sls
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iii/
https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/artemis_plan-20200921.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/michoud-assembly-facility/
Duration: 4 minutes
Image Date: Dec. 23, 2024
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