NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad
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NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket and spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center
The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft rolled out from the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on Saturday. The 11-million-pound Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion Spacecraft had to move just four miles,
With Artemis II, SLS could become the most powerful rocket ever to launch humans. Its four main engines burn roughly 700,000 gallons of ultra-cold fuel, producing enough oomph to keep eight Boeing 747s aloft. Future versions of SLS, if they come to fruition, could deliver even greater power.
CAS Space conducts first suborbital launch and capsule landing test Chinese commercial firm CAS Space launched its first Lihong-1 suborbital flight and recovery test mission, seeing a successful parachute descent of the capsule.
A growing cadence … The Ariane 6 rocket has launched five times, including its debut flight in July 2024. All of the launches were a success, although the first flight failed to relight the upper stage in order to make a controlled reentry. Arianespace increased the cadence to four launches last year and will seek to try to double that this year.