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(If you can’t see the streak in the sky from the ISS passing over throughout the long direct exposure, click the image for the high-resolution view.)
Standing atop the mobile launcher, NASA’sSpaceLaunchSystem (SLS) rocket andOrion spacecraft can be seen atLaunchPad39 B at the company’s Kennedy(************************************************************************************************ )Center inFlorida onMarch18,2022The Artemis I stack was brought from theVehicle AssemblyBuilding to the pad– a 4.2-mile journey that took almost11 hours to finish– by the company’s crawler-transporter 2 for a damp gown wedding rehearsal ahead of the uncrewed launch.Artemis I will check SLS andOrion as an integrated system previous to crewed flights to theMoon ThroughArtemis, NASA will land the very first lady and the very first individual of color on the lunar surface area, leading the way for a long-lasting lunar existence and working as a stepping stone en route to (********************************************************************************************************************** ). Credit: NASA/KimShiflett
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NASA’sSpace LaunchSystem (SLS) rocket, with theOrion pill atop, began the present toLaunchComplex39 B atKennedySpace Center inFlorida onMarch17,2022 and gotten here onMarch18(See the image gallery and video.)There it is going through a damp gown wedding rehearsal test for NASA’sArtemis I objective.
