US EditionNeed More Moonjoy? Take a Look at the Rocket Stage for the Artemis III Mission
The 185-foot core stage will provide more than 2 million pounds of thrust as NASA prepares the rocket for final integration and launch work.
- On Monday, NASA rolled out the 185-foot core stage for the Artemis III Mission at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans East.
- Following the successful 10-day mission around the Moon, the Artemis III Mission will test rendezvous and docking capabilities in Earth's orbit, preceding the first crewed lunar landing.
- Boeing designed the 212-foot-tall core stage, while L3Harris Technologies manufactured the four RS-25 engines that provide more than 2 million pounds of thrust to propel the Orion spacecraft into orbit.
- Engineers are loading the stage onto a Pegasus barge for a 6 to 8 day voyage across the Gulf to Florida, where teams will complete vertical integration at Kennedy Space Center.
- NASA Chief Engineer Terry Prickett noted the core stage is essential for future missions, including building a foundation for crewed exploration of Mars, while subsequent tests will precede a lunar landing.
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NASA Rolls Out Key Section of Artemis III Rocket
A key component of the rocket destined to carry NASA’s upcoming Artemis III mission into space began its journey to Kennedy Space Center on April 20. This comes just 10 days after Artemis II made its historic test flight around the moon and back. NASA astronauts and officials watched as the 212-foot-long orange cylinder, known as the core stage, crawled out of the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to be loaded on a barge bound for Florida…
NASA rolls out core stage for the next mission to the moon: Artemis III
It's been a week since the crew of Artemis II (2) dropped back to earth after a record-breaking mission, but concrete steps are already being taken to achieve the next phase of NASA's lunar goals. The Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has rolled out the largest section of NASA's Space Launch System rocket, which will launch a second crewed mission known as Artemis III (3).
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