NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Move: Preparing for Moon Rocket Integration

NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Move: Preparing for Moon Rocket Integration

Crews transport NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft from the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) to the Launch Abort System Facility (LASF) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. Technicians will integrate Orion with its 44-foot-tall launch abort system designed to carry the crew to safety in the event of an emergency during launch or ascent atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The Artemis II test flight will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the Moon and return them safely back home.

Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Image Date: Aug. 10, 2025

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