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SLS: Nasa ‘megarocket’ assembly begins in Florida – BBC News
Nasa has stacked the first pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
By Paul RinconScience editor, BBC News website
image copyrightNASA/Cory Huston
image captionEngineers 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…
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