For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s first ever Space Launch System (SLS) Mega Moon rocket topped by the Orion deep space human capsule stands proudly tall at its launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as of Friday morning, March 18, following its absolutely stunning ten and a half hour roll out from the iconic Vehicle
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s maiden Space Launch System (SLS) Mega Moon rocket has rolled out in stunning fashion from the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on a spectacular 4 mile trip to the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – with its lunar objective for the Orion deep space crew capsule movingly visible
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Mega Moon rocket has been fully unveiled for the first time today, March 16, after technicians retracted the last two work platforms surrounding the 32 story tall rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) where its components have been assembled together over the past year. NASA
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – NASA announced that the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Mega Moon rocket is ready for its maiden rollout to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) later this week to carry out a critical fueling test of the 322 foot tall vehicle in early April which will pave the
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Marking a major milestone towards returning American astronauts to the Moon this decade NASA finally completed stacking of the agency’s maiden Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket and Orion spacecraft on Oct. 21, for the Artemis I uncrewed mission around the Moon and is targeting launch February 2022 from Florida’s Spaceport – if
For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA’s Orion crew spacecraft was moved this week to the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for stacking on top of the Space Launch System (SLS) mega rocket destined for launching the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon as soon as early 2022 from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Orion’s move