NASA Advances Artemis II Preparations with SLS Core Stage Delivery

The core stage for NASA's Artemis II mission has arrived at Kennedy Space Center, marking a significant step toward the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.

• The 212-foot-tall core stage was transported from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center.
• Artemis II will carry four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon, including the first woman and the first Canadian to make the journey.
• The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, featuring engines from the Space Shuttle Program, will provide 8.8 million pounds of thrust.
• NASA faces challenges with the Orion capsule's heat shield, which lost more material than expected during Artemis I.
• The Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon by 2026 and eventually land a human on Mars by 2040.

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