NASA to roll out Artemis moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is preparing to roll out its Space Launch System rocket this week for a critical test of its engine.

The space agency is planning to roll out the rocket for the first time around 5 p.m. Thursday to run integrated testing on it and the Orion capsule at the Kennedy Space Center, WKMG reports.

The 322-foot-tall rocket with two heavy rocket boosters weighs in at 18 million pounds and is for NASA’s Artemis I mission, the first SLS uncrewed launch around the moon.

Thursday’s rollout is part of a “wet dress rehearsal” process that will encompass everything up to and including the fueling of the rocket and a final countdown to launch simulation, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

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