First NASA Artemis Rocket Core Stage

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First NASA Artemis Rocket Core Stage Loaded on Pegasus Barge

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The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage for NASA’s Artemis program completed manufacturing work at  NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans  and was loaded onto the agency’s Pegasus barge on Jan. 8 for delivery to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. With NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard in attendance, NASA rolled out the core stage for the SLS rocket onto Pegasus in preparation for the Green Run test series, the final test campaign ahead of the agency’s first Artemis launch.

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