Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
The 322-foot-tall rocket rolled back from Launch Complex 39B on Wednesday, February 25, into the VAB in order to assess a helium flow issue that cropped up with the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS). This issue became known after an otherwise successful wet dress rehearsal tanking test of the rocket on February 19.
This video, comprised mostly of video shot by Spaceflight Now, captures the roughly 11.5-hour rollback in a roughly 11.5 minutes timelapse.
Edited and produced by: Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now
Shot by: Adam Bernstein, Michael Cain, Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now
Additional video from NASA
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NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building.
The 322-foot-tall rocket rolled back from Launch Complex 39B on Wednesday, February 25, into the VAB in order to assess a helium flow issue that cropped up with the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS). This issue became known after an otherwise successful wet dress rehearsal tanking test of the rocket on February 19.
This video, comprised mostly of video shot by Spaceflight Now, captures the roughly 11.5-hour rollback in a roughly 11.5 minutes timelapse.
Edited and produced by: Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now
Shot by: Adam Bernstein, Michael Cain, Will Robinson-Smith, Spaceflight Now
Additional video from NASA
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