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Exploration Ground Systems teams are preparing to receive the NASA Artemis II interim cryogenic propulsion stage at NASA's Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building. Since its arrival last month, teams have readied it for stacking on NASA_SLS by fueling it with hypergolic propellant.


Progress Alert🛠️🚀 Teams with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems have successfully stacked the launch vehicle stage adapter for NASA Artemis II, bringing us one step closer to returning humans to the Moon. Learn more about this milestone: go.nasa.gov/4ib7Cux


The interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) for Artemis II has arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. It will soon be secured to the recently stacked launch vehicle stage adapter, bringing us one step closer to launch. SLS news here>>go.nasa.gov/3RimYmf



The future of moonwalks. 🌕 On this week’s #HWHAP, two NASA Artemis experts discuss how the agency is preparing future moonwalkers to use new tools to explore the unique science near the lunar South Pole. go.nasa.gov/43Vdyob


The NASA's Exploration Ground Systems team recently fueled the interim cryogenic propulsion stage with hydrazine for its reaction control system before moving the hardware to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Up next: integrating the ICPS with the rest of the rocket. More: go.nasa.gov/4jkewza



Big moves at NASA's Kennedy Space Center! Recently, technicians with NASA's Exploration Ground Systems lifted the fully assembled SLS core stage 225 feet in the air inside the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building and integrated it with the twin solid rocket boosters for #Artemis II. Learn more about what comes next

Two 177-foot-tall solid rocket boosters help launch the NASA_SLS rocket on #Artemis missions to the #Moon. A booster is made up of several large structures that are assembled & prepared for launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Booster stacking for Artemis II finished in Feb. 2025.



Last week, teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center stacked tower module 7 on mobile launcher 2. Once complete, mobile launcher 2 will reach 390 feet. It will provide the support needed for the addition of the SLS Exploration Upper Stage for the Block 1B configuration of the rocket that will




Handing over the keys to Orion! Lockheed Martin completed assembly of the Artemis II Orion spacecraft and handed the vehicle over to NASA Orion, which in turn transferred it to NASA's Exploration Ground Systems for processing. Next, Orion will roll via transporter to NASA's Kennedy Space Center's MPPF for


After a short trip down the block, Exploration Ground Systems teams arrived at the Multi-Payload Processing Facility with the NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft spacecraft. Here, teams will continue readying the spacecraft ahead of stacking on NASA_SLS in the Vehicle Assembly Building


On May 1, NASA's Exploration Ground Systems successfully integrated the SLS rocket's upper stage for Artemis II. The interim cryogenic propulsion stage now joins the already stacked solid rocket boosters, core stage, and launch vehicle stage adapter. Up next, the rocket elements will undergo


Last week, SLS suppliers had the opportunity to visit the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to view the recently stacked SLS rocket for NASA Artemis II. The rocket, now with the interim cryogenic propulsion stage integrated, sits atop mobile launcher 1 and joins the



Our team is progressing toward the launch of Artemis II. Stacking of the NASA_SLS rocket continues. The Orion Spacecraft spacecraft is now ready for fueling. The launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center has completed more than 30 simulations. More: go.nasa.gov/4iL8HcN
