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NASA readies rocket for launch

Here's how you can see NASA's SLS rocket before the Artemis II launch

NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket is visible on its Florida launch pad ahead of its mission. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. Several public parks in Titusville and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offer viewing opportunities.

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NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad. See new photos of SLS

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NASA moves Artemis 2 rocket back to launch pad ahead of moon mission

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Repaired Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad

The Artemis II rocket, which will send astronauts around the far side of the moon, is returning to the launch pad after an issue forced NASA to roll the rocket back for repairs last month.

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Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch

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NASA moving Artemis II back onto launchpad after moon mission delays

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NASA's moon rocket vertical at Kennedy Space Center for Artemis 2

Teams worked for hours beginning early morning Friday, March 20 to slowly roll the towering Space Launch System rocket across a 4-mile span of the Kennedy Space Center.

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Nasa readies Artemis rocket for launch ahead of first Moon mission in 50 years

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Artemis II rocket rolls out to KSC launch pad

NASA Is Exploring a Reduced Role for SLS as It Gets Cozier With SpaceX

The Starship rocket could take on a central role in the Artemis missions, propelling astronauts to lunar orbit and landing them on the surface.

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NASA Shifts from Boeing and SLS Towards SpaceX for Moon Missions

NASA is proposing SpaceX Starship now handles translunar injection (TLI) propulsion and the full landing role, while SLS/Orion is limited to LEO only.

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NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage

NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System.