On Oct. 28, technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center moved the core stage for the Artemis III Space Launch System rocket into High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, placing it alongside the twin solid rocket boosters already positioned there, according to NASA.
The 212-foot-long stage had been stored in the facility's High Bay 2 and was lifted into place using a specially built lifting beam designed for this operation, NASA said.
This stacking milestone is a key step toward fully assembling the SLS rocket that will launch the Artemis III mission, NASA's planned crewed lunar landing flight.
Assembly work inside the Vehicle Assembly Building continues as ground teams prepare additional rocket segments for integration ahead of the mission.
