NASA just reached a big milestone in moon rocket assembly.
The agency’s crewed Artemis 2 mission, which will launch to the moon as soon as 2024, will use a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage that is nearly ready, an update from NASA officials (opens in new tab) indicated on Tuesday (March 21). The core stage is now fully assembled, aside from its four RS-25 engines, which will be popped on shortly.
In less than two weeks, on April 3, NASA will name the three Americans and single Canadian that will fly around the moon for the first crewed mission to Earth’s nearest neighbor since
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News Source: https://www.space.com/artemis-2-moon-rocket-core-stage-assembly-photo