Technicians at Kennedy Space Center successfully positioned the core stage for NASA's Artemis II mission within the Vehicle Assembly Building. This 94-ton, 212-foot tall core stage will hold 730,000 gallons of propellant and is crucial for the first crewed Artemis flight. Following installation between two solid rocket boosters, ground crews proceeded with essential connections and planned to add the rocket's upper stage and Orion spacecraft for a lunar mission next year. This marks advances in NASA's efforts to return humans to the Moon and deeper space exploration.
On Sunday, teams inside the VAB connected the core stage to each booster at forward and aft load-bearing attach points.
The Boeing-built core stage weighs about 94 tons and measures about 212 feet tall, set to hold 730,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant.
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