The core stage for NASA's Artemis moon rocket has arrived in Florida in a crucial step for the upcoming Artemis III mission.

NASA has announced a major milestone in its Artemis program. On April 20, 2026, the agency will roll out the largest section of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the crucial launch vehicle for the ...

The booster arrived by barge from Louisiana on Monday (April 27) after a journey of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

NASA rolled the Artemis 3 core stage out from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday (April 20). The next stop is the launch site: Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Following the recent successful test flight of NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon, NASA rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that ...

NASA's Pegasus barge delivered the core stage for the Artemis III moon rocket to Kennedy Space Center. Originally built for the Space Shuttle program, the barge was extended by 50 feet to carry the ...

NASA’s Space Launch System, the agency’s flagship rocket designed to carry astronauts back to the Moon under the Artemis program, stands 322 feet tall in its Block 1 configuration. That height exceeds ...