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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket out to launch pad for trip to the moon.
NASA has rolled out the Artemis 2 rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Florida for the first manned trip to the moon in decades. They won't actually go into moon orbit but go around/sling shot back to earth. They don't want to deal with the possibility of getting stuck in lunar orbit.
Dry run on Feb 2 and launch date set for Feb 6
NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch
Cool! We're finally getting back to the moon! Let's just hope they don't screw it up. Here are the manufacturers of the rocket...
Key Manufacturers of the Artemis II Rocket
The SLS is a "mega-rocket" built by a coalition of major aerospace contractors for NASA:
Boeing: Built the 212-foot-tall Core Stage , which is the orange backbone of the rocket.Northrop Grumman :Solid Rocket Boosters that provide 75% of the thrust during liftoff.Aerojet Rocketdyne: Provided the four RS-25 engines at the base of the core stage.United Launch Alliance (ULA): Built the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) , which provides the final push to the Moon.
