New Orleans, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] The Space Launch System (SLS) has delivered the rocket’s second main stage to NASA. Built at NASA’s Michaud Assembly Facility (MAF), the core stage is designed to launch the Artemis II crew into lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years.
Boeing delivers rocket stage to NASA, sending first humans around the moon since Apollo (Boeing photo.)
The largest component of the Artemis II mission, the Boeing-built rocket stage, will be loaded aboard Pegasus and transported 900 miles to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Once there, it will integrate with other Artemis components, including the upper stage, solid rocket boosters and NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The integration is an important step in preparation for the planned launch of Artemis II in 2025.
„Boeing-built products helped land humanity on the moon in 1969, and we are proud to continue that legacy through the next generation of Artemis,” he said. Dave Dutcher, vice president and project manager for Boeing’s SLS program. „Together with NASA and our industry partners and suppliers, we are building the world’s most efficient rocket and paving the way to deep space through America’s rocket factory. New Orleans.”
The delivery of Core Stage 2 marks a major milestone in the development of the SLS rocket. The center stage is over 200 feet tall and operated Four RS-25 engines, along with two solid-fuel booster rockets, will provide the 8.8 million pounds of thrust needed to propel Artemis II and future missions into space.
The SLS is the only rocket capable of carrying crew and large cargo to the Moon and beyond in a single launch. Its unrivaled capabilities will deliver human-manned spacecraft, habitats and scientific missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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