Space

Artemis II Center Phase Gets To Kennedy

.Teams transfer NASA's SLS (Space Release System) center phase in to the Motor vehicle Setting Up Structure at the organization's Kennedy Room Facility in Fla on July 24, 2024. Tugboats as well as hauling vessels relocated the Pegasus barge and 212-foot-long primary phase 900-miles to the Florida spaceport coming from NASA's Michoud Assembly Resource in New Orleans, where it was made and also assembled.In the coming months, teams will certainly integrate the rocket core phase atop the mobile launcher along with the extra Artemis II flight hardware, consisting of the double strong rocket boosters, launch motor vehicle stage adapter, and the Orion space capsule.The Artemis II test air travel will be NASA's first objective along with crew under the Artemis initiative, sending NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, as well as Reid Wiseman, as well as CSA (Canadian Space Company) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day trip around the Moon as well as back.Adhere to the upcoming steps in this experience on NASA's Artemis blog post.Text credit report: Jason Costa.Graphic debt: NASA/Kim Shiflett.