Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems at Kennedy Space Center in Florida set mobile launcher 2 on top of its permanent mounts using the spaceport’s beast-mode transporter – the crawler. This marks the completion of the jack and set milestone for the new mobile launcher.

The mobile launcher serves as the primary interface between the ground launch systems, SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, and Orion spacecraft that will launch the SLS Block 1B rocket to the Moon. With its enhanced upper stage, the new rocket will allow NASA to send astronauts and heavier cargo into lunar orbit than its predecessor, SLS Block 1. With Artemis, NASA will land the first woman, first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the lunar surface, establish long-term exploration for scientific discovery, and prepare for human missions to Mars.

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