Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The Third SLS Core Stage Booster Has Reached a Big Milestone...

Inside Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the fourth and final RS-25 engine is attached to the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on September 1, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot

Artemis III RS-25 Engine Processing: #4 Lift (Photo Release)

Technicians complete installation of all four RS-25 SLS (Space Launch System) rocket engines on the work stand for integration with the Artemis III core stage rocket on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

During Artemis III, the four RS-25 engines will launch SLS, 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 fourth and final RS-25 engine is attached to the core stage booster for Artemis 3's Space Launch System rocket...on September 1, 2026.
NASA / Clayton Rougelot
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