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SLS: Nasa ‘megarocket’ assembly begins in Florida – Yahoo News Australia
Nasa has stacked the first pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
Engineers lowered the first of 10 booster segments into place on 21 November
Nasa has started assembling the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on a launch platform ahead of its maiden flight next year.
The SLS is the giant rocket that will send US astronauts back to the Moon this decade – with the first crewed landing targeted for 2024.
Engineers in Florida have begun stacking the segments that make up the vehicle’s two solid rocket boosters.
The rocket is scheduled to make its maiden flight…
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