Artemis III rocket core stage arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
The core stage for NASA's Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, carried by NASA's Pegasus barge from Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Artemis III mission is planned for launch in 2027 and will involve the Orion spacecraft docking with a lunar lander in low Earth orbit.
NASA's Pegasus barge arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Monday, carrying the core stage for the Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The core stage was transported from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. Work began on Tuesday to offload the core stage and roll it into the Vehicle Assembly Building. The SLS rocket will be stacked inside the VAB ahead of a planned launch in 2027. The Artemis III mission will see the Orion spacecraft dock with a lunar lander, either SpaceX Starship HLS or Blue Origin Mark II, in low Earth orbit. The mission was initially planned for a moon landing but has been revised to a less risky test docking in low Earth orbit.
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