NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight
July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- NASA issued the following news release:
Move teams with NASA and Boeing, the SLS core stage lead contractor, position the massive rocket stage for NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on special transporters to strategically guide the flight hardware the 1.3-mile distance from the factory floor onto the agency's Pegasus barge on July 16. The core stage will be ferried to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be integrated with other parts of . . .
Move teams with NASA and Boeing, the SLS core stage lead contractor, position the massive rocket stage for NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on special transporters to strategically guide the flight hardware the 1.3-mile distance from the factory floor onto the agency's Pegasus barge on July 16. The core stage will be ferried to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be integrated with other parts of . . .