NASA’s Giant Moon Rocket Rolls Out for Artemis II Written 20 January 2026
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NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. | Credit: NASA
The New York Times reports, “On Saturday morning, a mammoth crawler began transporting the Space Launch System vehicle, the Orion capsule and the launch tower — 14 million pounds altogether — from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad 4.2 miles away. It reached the launchpad at 6:42 p.m. Eastern. Now, final preparations will begin — hooking up connections for electrical power and propellants and performing checks of key systems. That will lead up to a dress rehearsal of the countdown in early February.”
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