NASA / Frank Michaux
A few hours ago, technicians inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida succcessfully placed the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) atop the Space Launch System's (SLS) core stage booster that will embark on the Artemis 1 mission. With the LVSA now stacked atop the SLS, the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage is the next component that will be installed on the giant Moon rocket within the next few days. A series of tests on the SLS and its mobile launcher will then ensue inside the VAB over the next month or so before the Orion spacecraft and its Launch Abort System are attached to SLS in August...thus completing assembly of the 321-foot-tall rocket. Assuming things continue to go smoothly for launch preps throughout the summer and much of autumn, liftoff of Artemis 1 remains on schedule for this November.
Stay tuned.
NASA / Frank Michaux
NASA / Frank Michaux
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