There JAR integrated the five main structures of the central stage of the SLS rocket for Artemis IIthe first manned mission of the program, which will send four astronauts around the Moon.
Technicians at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans attached the engine section to the rest of the rocket stage on March 17. Teams will then integrate the four RS-25 engines into the engine section to complete the stage, the space agency said in a statement.
Located at the bottom of the 64-meter-tall central stage, the engine section is the most intricate and intricate part of the rocket stage and helps boost Artemis missions to the Moon. Along with its miles of wiring and hundreds of sensors, the engine section is a crucial junction point for the RS-25 engines and two solid rocket boosters that produce a combined liftoff thrust of 8.8 million pounds. It houses the engines and includes vital systems for mounting, controlling and delivering fuel from the propellant tanks to the engines.
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will announce on April 3 the four astronauts who will venture near the Moon on Artemis II, which is scheduled for launch in late 2024.
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