NASA Artemis III Moon Landing Rocket: Core Stage Major Join Complete

NASA Artemis III Moon Landing Rocket: Core Stage Major Join Complete

NASA Artemis III Moon Landing Rocket: Core Stage Major Join CompleteTeams with Boeing—NASA’s Prime Contractor for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket—mate the forward and aft ends of the core stage for the agency’s Artemis III mission at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on January 8, 2026. This operation secures four of the five major components of the core stage in place: the forward skirt, liquid oxygen tank, intertank…