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John Campbell, a logistics engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, stands on NASA's Pegasus barge July 15.
John Campbell, a logistics engineer at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, stands on NASA's Pegasus barge July 15 for the Artemis II core stage rollout.
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans...
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans July 15 and 16.
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans...
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans July 15 and 16.
Teams at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans are preparing the agency’s Pegasus barge to carry the SLS...
Teams at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans are preparing the agency’s Pegasus barge to carry the SLS rocket’s core stage from the agency’s rocket factory to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans...
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans July 15 and 16.
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans...
Members of NASA’s Pegasus Barge crew meet with Artemis II crew members at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans July 15 and 16.
On July 16, 2024, the Artemis II core stage rolled out of the Vertical Assembly Building to the waiting Pegasus...
An aerial view of the Artemis II SLS core stage on a road. The core stage is a massive orange and white cylinder with four silver and red engines at the bottom. There are two vehicles on the road behind the core stage, highlighting its size. The road curves up from bottom left of the photo to the top middle, where it ends at a body of water. The land surrounding the road is a bright green.
These images and videos show team members moving the first core stage that will help launch the first crewed flight...
These images and videos show team members moving the first core stage that will help launch the first crewed flight of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the agency’s Artemis II mission. The move marked the first time a fully assembled Moon rocket stage for a crewed mission has rolled out from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans since the Apollo Program, The core stage was moved onto the agency’s Pegasus barge, where it will be ferried to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The core stage for the SLS mega rocket is the largest stage NASA has ever produced. At 212 feet tall, the stage consists of five major elements, including two huge propellant tanks that collectively hold more than 733,000 gallons of super chilled liquid propellant to feed four RS-25 engines at its base. During launch and flight, the stage will operate for just over eight minutes, producing more than 2 million pounds of thrust to help send a crew of four astronauts inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft onward to the Moon. NASA is working to land the first woman, first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the Moon under Artemis. SLS is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration, along with the Orion spacecraft and Gateway in orbit around the Moon and commercial human landing systems, next-generation space, next-generational spacesuits, and rovers on the lunar surface. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single launch.
The Artemis II Core Stage moves from final assembly to the VAB at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans...
The Artemis II Core Stage moves from final assembly to the VAB at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in preparation for delivery to Kennedy Spaceflight Center later this month. Image credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Block 1B cargo configuration will launch for the first time beginning with...
This infographic labeled “SLS Block 1B Infographic” depicts the SLS (Space Launch System) in the Block 1B configuration that will be used beginning with Artemis 4. The left side of the graphic explains the difference between the Block 1 and Block 1B designs and shows a person standing next to the rocket showing the difference in size. On the top right side of the graphic, there is a graphic depicting the Lunar I-Hab. Below is a breakdown of the internal design of the SLS. It also details a few advantages this configuration of the rocket will have and discusses the capability of having two or more payloads launched by the same rocket.
Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen view...
Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen view the core stage for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Nov. 16.
Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen view...
Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen view the core stage for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Nov. 16.
Eric Bordelon, a multimedia specialist at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Olreans, stands in front of a weld confidence...
Eric Bordelon, a multimedia specialist at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Olreans, stands in front of a weld confidence article that forms part of the liquid oxygen tank for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s future exploration upper stage.
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for...
Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have completed a major portion of a weld confidence article for the advanced upper stage of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The hardware was rotated to a horizontal position and moved to another part of the facility Oct. 24
Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at the Michoud Assembly Facility on...
First Space Bound Orion Comes Alive
JSC2011-E-118357 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
Construction on the First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2011-E-118356 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
Construction on the First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2011-E-120357 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
MPCV Construction Begins
JSC2011-E-120368 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
MPCV Construction Begins
JSC2011-E-120372 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
MPCV Construction Begins
JSC2011-E-120363 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
MPCV Construction Begins
JSC2011-E-120358 (9 Sept. 2011) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Module began with the first weld at...
MPCV Construction Begins
Blade Dynamics, a tenant at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, shipped it's first production article, a large...
Blade Dynamics, a tenant at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, shipped it's first production article, a large bl
JSC2012-E-039794 (21 March 2012) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion nears completion at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility. This is...
Construction on the First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-039793 (26 March 2012) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion nears completion at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility. This is...
Construction on the First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-039792 (26 March 2012) -- Construction on the first space-bound Orion nears completion at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility. This is...
Construction on the First Space-Bound MPCV
The Orion Ground Test Vehicle arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Operations & Checkout (O&C) Facility on April 21. The...
Orion Ground Test Vehicle Arrives at Kennedy
In February 2012, Space Launch System Program Manager Todd May shares SLS progress on the core stage with NASA Deputy...
SLS Core Stage Progress
JSC2012-E-093914 (13 June 2012) -- A pathfinder weld, which is basically a practice weld, is completed on the first space-bound...
Orion Pathfinder Weld
JSC2012-E-093913 (13 June 2012) -- A pathfinder weld, which is basically a practice weld, is completed on the first space-bound...
Orion Pathfinder Weld
JSC2012-E-097565 (26 June 2012) -- At NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana, the first space-bound Orion capsule is packed up...
First Space-Bound MPCV Packed for Shipment to Kennedy
JSC2012-E-097567 (26 June 2012) -- At NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana, the first space-bound Orion capsule is packed up...
First Space-Bound MPCV Packed for Shipment to Kennedy
The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final weld on the first space-bound...
Readying Orion for Flight
JSC2012-E-096821 (22 June 2012) -- The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final...
Final Weld Complete on First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-096817 (22 June 2012) -- The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final...
Final Weld Complete on First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-096822 (22 June 2012) -- The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final...
Final Weld Complete on First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-096818 (22 June 2012) -- The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final...
Final Weld Complete on First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-096819 (22 June 2012) -- The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final...
Final Weld Complete on First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-096820 (22 June 2012) -- The NASA team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has completed the final...
Final Weld Complete on First Space-Bound MPCV
JSC2012-E-093912 (13 June 2012) -- A pathfinder weld, which is basically a practice weld, is completed on the first space-bound...
Orion Pathfinder Weld