NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad
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The Moonward rollout that turns Artemis II into a full-system test
The rollout is engineering in public: vibration constraints, weather, and the necessities of moving an integrated, crew-capable launch vehicle without introducing new problems. But for Artemis II,
Live updates from SpaceX’s Sunday evening Starlink 6-100 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
After liftoff, the Falcon 9 will deploy 29 Starlink satellites. The booster should land on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.