In this Dec. 11, 2024 photo, the 212-foot-tall SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lowered into High Bay 2 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With the move to High Bay 2, NASA and Boeing technicians now have 360-degree access to the core stage, both internally and externally.
gave Artemis II The test flight, targeted for launch in 2026, will be NASA’s first crewed mission under the Artemis mission. NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reed Wiseman, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, will embark on a 10-day trip around the moon and back.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett