NASA Artemis III Core Rocket Stage Rollout Preview | Michoud Assembly Facility
The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage for NASA's Artemis III Mission will be rolling out to the Pegasus barge tomorrow, April 20, 2026, as it is prepared for shipping from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans, Louisiana to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida. This core stage, along with its twin solid rocket boosters, will produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust at launch.
Watch to learn facts about this powerful piece of rocket hardware . . .
Get ready for NASA's Artemis III Mission in 2027!
The Artemis III Mission will launch crew in the Orion spacecraft on top of the SLS rocket to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land astronauts on the Moon. NASA will announce specifics on the Artemis III mission design and crew closer to the 2027 launch. It is anticipated that NASA's Artemis III mission in low Earth orbit will test integrated operations between the Orion spacecraft and one or both commercial landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively.
Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iii/
Duration: 1 minute, 49 seconds
Release Date: April 19, 2026
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