Massive Core Stage for NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Moved | Kennedy Space Center

Massive Core Stage for NASA Artemis II Moon Rocket Moved | Kennedy Space Center

Technicians use massive cranes inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA Kennedy’s Space Center in Florida to lift the fully assembled Space Launch System (SLS) core stage vertically 225-feet above the ground from High Bay 2 to a horizontal position in the facility’s transfer aisle. In the transfer aisle, technicians conducted final preparations of the core stage before it was integrated with the completed twin solid rocket booster segments. NASA is implementing a more efficient stacking process to support future missions to the Moon beginning with the Artemis II test flight. 

For more information, and to learn more about the Artemis program visit: https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/

The Artemis II test flight will be sending NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman, as well as Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a ten-day journey around the Moon and back.

Artemis II will launch no earlier than April 2026.

Learn more about NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket: nasa.gov/sls

Check the NASA Artemis II Mission page for updates: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/

Follow updates on the Artemis blog: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/

Video Credit: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: April 22, 2025

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