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NASA Rolls Out Key Section of Artemis III Rocket

It comes as Blue Origin continues to make progress on its lunar lander development.
NASA Rolls Out Key Section of Artemis III Rocket
NASA begins moving the core stage, or the largest section, of the Space Launch System rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20, 2026. NASA/Michael DeMocker
T.J. Muscaro
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A key component of the rocket destined to carry NASA’s upcoming Artemis III mission into space began its journey to Kennedy Space Center on April 20.

This comes just 10 days after Artemis II made its historic test flight around the moon and back.

T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.