NASA Artemis III Moon Rocket Processing Begins | Kennedy Space Center
Teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida transport the engine section of the agency’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage from the spaceport’s Space Systems Processing Facility to the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. The engine section is one the most complex and intricate parts of the rocket stage that will help power the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida integrate NASA’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage engine section with its boat-tail inside the spaceport’s Vehicle Assembly Building on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida transport the engine section of the agency’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage from the spaceport’s Space Systems Processing Facility to the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida transport the engine section of the agency’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage from the spaceport’s Space Systems Processing Facility to the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida transport the engine section of the agency’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage from the spaceport’s Space Systems Processing Facility to the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
Teams from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida integrate NASA’s Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage engine section with its boat-tail inside the spaceport’s Vehicle Assembly Building on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Teams from Kennedy lift NASA’s integrated Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage engine section with its boat-tail inside the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025.
Teams from Kennedy lift NASA’s integrated Artemis III Space Launch System (SLS) core stage engine section with its boat-tail inside the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Shown inside the facility’s High Bay 2 for processing, the engine section is one the most complex and intricate parts of the rocket stage that will help power the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Buildup of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis III lunar mission has started at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, even as NASA prepares for the launch of the Artemis II mission, the second Artemis mission in NASA’s efforts to return humans to the Moon and eventually land on Mars.
The Artemis III SLS engine section and boat-tail that protects the engines during launch moved from the Space Systems Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA Kennedy to the mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in late July, just a few feet from where the Artemis II SLS is mostly stacked and undergoing integrated testing and checkouts.
This engine section is one the most complex and intricate parts of the rocket stage that will help power the Artemis missions to the Moon.
Over the course of about 30 days, the Artemis III astronauts will travel to lunar orbit, where two crew members will descend to the surface and spend approximately a week near the South Pole of the Moon conducting new science before returning to lunar orbit to join their crew for the journey back to Earth. Launch is currently scheduled for mid-2027.
Image Credit: NASA/Cory Huston
Image Dates: July 29-Aug. 13, 2025
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