Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The Latest Update on the Third SLS Core Stage Booster...

Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the first of four RS-25 engines is attached to the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on August 25, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

Artemis III RS-25 Engine Processing: #3 Lift (Photo Release)

The first of four RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engines is installed on the work stand and integrated with the Artemis III core stage rocket on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

During Artemis III, the four RS‑25 engines will launch the Orion spacecraft and its crew of four into low-Earth orbit, generating more than two million pounds of thrust at liftoff.

Source: NASA.Gov

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Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the first of four RS-25 engines is attached to the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on August 25, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the first of four RS-25 engines is attached to the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on August 25, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the second of four RS-25 engines is getting prepped for installation aboard the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on August 25, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the second of four RS-25 engines is getting prepped for installation aboard the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on August 25, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the second of four RS-25 engines is getting prepped for installation aboard the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on August 25, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

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