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NASA to move moon rocket to Florida launch pad after destruct system testing

NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket moves back into the Vehicle Assembly Building on July 2 after completing a countdown demonstration test. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now NASA plans to begin moving the first Space Launch System moon rocket to its launch pad in Florida Tuesday night after completing tests of the rocket’s flight …

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NASA tentatively targeting Aug. 29 for maiden flight of SLS moon rocket

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA’s first Space Launch System moon rocket inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux NASA is tentatively targeting Aug. 29 for the long-awaited maiden flight of the agency’s huge Space Launch System moon rocket, officials said Wednesday. But they cautioned major challenges remain …

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Watch live: NASA moving SLS moon rocket back to hangar tonight

NASA’s powerful new Space Launch System moon rocket will be hauled from its launch pad back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center overnight Friday into early Saturday morning for final repairs, testing and closeouts, moving closer to liftoff later this summer after completing a fueling demonstration last month. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter) …

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NASA targeting late summer launch for first Artemis moon rocket

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated June 25 with completion of HPU hot fire test. NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket on pad 39B earlier this year. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky With a series of practice countdowns complete, NASA managers said Friday the powerful Space Launch System rocket could be ready for its first test flight in late August or …

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NASA not planning another Artemis 1 countdown dress rehearsal

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket on Launch Complex 39B earlier this month. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky NASA plans to return the first Space Launch System rocket to its assembly hangar at the Kennedy Space Center next week to continue preparations for liftoff on the Artemis 1 moon mission, foregoing another practice countdown after a test Monday …

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NASA’s Artemis moon rocket fully fueled for first time in practice countdown

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket stands fully fueled on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center soon after the conclusion of a wet dress rehearsal Monday evening. Credit: NASA NASA loaded more than three-quarters of a million gallons of super-cold propellant into the first Space Launch System moon rocket Monday in Florida, achieving key milestones …

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NASA tries again to complete moon rocket’s practice countdown

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The moon hangs in the sky behind NASA’s Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System moon rocket on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky Countdown clocks began ticking Saturday for NASA’s fourth attempt to complete a dress-rehearsal countdown and fueling test of its Space …

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Photos: Artemis 1 rocket hauled to launch pad for another countdown rehearsal

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rolls to pad 39B at sunrise on June 6. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket rolled out to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on June 6, preparing for another countdown rehearsal later this month to try loading cryogenic propellants into the massive launcher. …

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NASA teams ready SLS moon rocket for return to launch pad

NASA’s first Space Launch System moon rocket is set roll out to its launch pad early Monday at the Kennedy Space Center for another attempt later this month to fully load it with super-cold propellants, the culmination of a countdown rehearsal officials aim to complete before moving forward with launch later this summer. The towering …

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