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NASA upgrades its SLS mega-rocket design for future Artemis missions
On the design front, the Block 1B iteration retains its predecessor’s core stage and solid rocket booster design. So what’s new? It introduces two significant upgrades. First, a more potent ...
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NASA's Artemis II rocket booster stacking process reaches new milestone
The 177-foot-tall twin solid rocket boosters provide more than 75% of the total SLS thrust during liftoff, the agency says. Advertisement The timeline for the delay-plagued Artemis moon landing ...
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Artemis II stacking operations update
rocket's twin solid rocket booster motor segments for the agency's Artemis II mission, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Currently, 6 of the 10 ...