NASA Artemis III Rocket Core Stage Processing | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis III Rocket Core Stage Processing | Kennedy Space Center

Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida complete operations of lifting and lowering the agency’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage into High Bay 2 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA Kennedy on Monday, May 4, 2026. Using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed to lift the core stage from the transfer aisle to High Bay 2 for additional assembly, teams will connect the core stage to the engine section. This marks the first time core stage assembly operations being conducted at the spaceport for future Artemis missions.

Artemis III will launch astronauts into Earth orbit aboard the Orion spacecraft on top of SLS in 2027 to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and other commercial spacecraft that are needed to land Artemis IV astronauts on the Moon in 2028.

Artemis III Misson:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-iii/

Image Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
Date: May 4, 2026

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