Pics of the SLS core stage as it was transported from the Michoud Assembly Facility to the Pegasus barge.

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   AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 21-Jul-2024 17:31:44 JST AkaSci 🛰️

   NASA's SLS core stage for the Artemis II test flight is on the move!

   The 212-foot core stage was transported from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the agency’s Pegasus barge. The barge will ferry the stage more than 900 miles to KSC in Florida, where engineers will prepare it in the Vehicle Assembly Building for attachment to other rocket and Orion spacecraft elements.

   Here are some pics of its short journey.

   Image sources: NASA, Boeing, L3Harris
   https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-ships-moon-rocket-stage-ahead-of-first-crewed-artemis-flight/
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