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NASA’s SLS rocket Arrives at Launchpad for Artemis II Moon Mission
Published: 2026/01/18 05:05:15
The Journey to the Launchpad
The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, poised to carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over five decades, has arrived at Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The massive 98-meter (322-foot) rocket completed its 6.4-kilometer (4-mile) journey on saturday, January 18, 2026, taking nearly 12 hours. The SLS traveled atop a crawler-transporter, a specialized tracked vehicle designed to move the enormous rocket safely to the launchpad
