Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- NASA's new giant moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), has been moved to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for the first crewed lunar fly-around mission in over 50 years, with a potential launch in February.
- The 98-meter rocket, along with the Orion crew capsule, was slowly transported 4 miles from the vehicle assembly building, witnessed by thousands of space center workers, families, and the mission astronauts.
- The upcoming 10-day mission will carry four astronauts, including NASA veterans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, marking the first human journey to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- This mission will not orbit or land on
