NASA’s much awaited Artemis II mission has experienced several delays in recent years, the agency has not currently targeted for a flight earlier compared to February 2026 that will send four astronauts on a trip around the moon.
Artemis II astronauts, as well as after the preparation of the mission, would be pleased to know that NASA recently lifted the main phase of the SLS rocket, it was included in two solid rocket boosters in the necessary work done inside the vehicle assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center.
After proceeding @Nasa_sls Core Stage North in the vehicle assembly building transfer isal, teams began to pick it up with two overhead cranes of convenience, turning it into a vertical position. This is called “breakover”. pic.twitter.com/phnh0nwciu
– NASA’s exploration ground system (@nasagroundsys) March 25, 2025
NASA said in an update posted on its website this week, “The main stage is the largest component of the rocket, which is 212 feet long.” “The stage is the backbone of the rocket, the launched vehicle supports the Orion Spacecraft for the Phase Adapter, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, the Orion Stage Adapter, and the agency’s crude artemis II mission.”
Need a boost?
Teams reduced @Nasaartemis Second @Nasa_sls Core stage on mobile launcher 1 between twin solid rocket boosters. The weight of the core phase is supported by the booster, attached to the struts at several points. These struts connecting hardware … pic.twitter.com/ubs6cmo6ua
– NASA’s exploration ground system (@nasagroundsys) March 25, 2025
Artemis II
The journey will help confirm the fundamental systems and hardware required for human deep space exploration, which may eventually include crew missions on Mars.
However, immediate targets, Artemis III mission has to return to the lunar surface that NASA is currently targeted to 2027.
Artemis II astronauts have been in training since being declared for the mission in April 2023.
GL0ver and Wiseman also recently appeared in a video of NASA, stating how they would put the Orion spacecraft through their pace during an incredible lunar adventure.
