Thursday, March 17, 2022

Photos of the Day: The SLS Rocket Is Now Headed to KSC's Launch Complex 39B for Final Testing!

An aerial view of the Space Launch System rocket exiting the Vehicle Assembly Building for its trip to Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
NASA TV

It has been 18,118 days since the last mega-Moon rocket (Saturn V for Apollo 17) rolled to the pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. That changed today...when the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will fly on Artemis 1 rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building around 6 PM, Eastern Time (3 PM, Pacific Time) for its trek to KSC's Launch Complex (LC)-39B!

It will take up to 11 hours for the mobile launcher carrying SLS to travel 4.2 miles to LC-39B. Once the vehicle is hard down at the pad tomorrow morning, preparations will begin for SLS's wet dress rehearsal (its last major test before launch)—which is scheduled for no earlier than April 3. Stay tuned!

A low-angle snapshot of the Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 16, 2022.
NASA / Glenn Benson

A high-angle snapshot of the Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 16, 2022.
NASA / Glenn Benson

A panoramic shot of the Space Launch System rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 16, 2022.
NASA / Glenn Benson

The Space Launch System rocket rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for its journey to Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
Lockheed Martin

The Space Launch System rocket rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for its journey to Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
NASA

The Space Launch System rocket heads toward Launch Complex 39B after rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
NASA

The Space Launch System rocket heads toward Launch Complex 39B after rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
NASA

The Space Launch System rocket heads toward Launch Complex 39B after rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
NASA

The Full Moon graces the evening sky as the Space Launch System rocket heads toward Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida...on March 17, 2022.
United Launch Alliance
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