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AkaSci 🛰️

@AkaSci@fosstodon.org · 3 weeks ago

Good Morning, Artemis II.
🚀 😎
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Pic of the SLS rocket exiting the VAB taken from inside the building.
Posted on X by Reid Wiseman @astro_reid — Pic of the SLS rocket exiting the VAB taken from inside the building. Posted on X by Reid Wiseman @astro_reid

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Faster than a speeding snail, Artemis II is making its way to the launch pad from the Vehicle Assembly Building.

#NASA #Artemis2
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Still from livestream video, showing the SLS rocket to the right of the VAB building.

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) has cranked up its speed. You can see the entire assembly (CT-2, mobile launcher and the NASA SLS rocket) now moving "rapidly" to the right.

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Still from livestream video, showing the SLS rocket to the right of the VAB building.
The entire assembly from crawler to mobile launcher and the SLS rocket are visible now — Still from livestream video, showing the SLS rocket to the right of the VAB building. The entire assembly from crawler to mobile launcher and the SLS rocket are visible now

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Quite a sight as the massive Artemis II assembly - the Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2), mobile launcher, the NASA SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft - marches from the VAB to launch pad 39B at the KSC.

Large number of staff members and spectators watching the historical moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVnsO_rdew
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Still from livestream, with large crowd watching the assembly

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Almost 9 hours after the start of its epic journey, NASA Artemis II and its SLS rocket assembly aboard crawler-transporter 2 (aka CT-2 and Franz) are perched at the base of launch pad 39B, ready to make the final challenging ascent up the 2.9 degree ramp to the launch pad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrVnsO_rdew
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Still from livestream showing the crawler and the SLS assembly at the base of the launch pad.

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Few more pics from NASA of the day's events at the rollout of the Artemis II SLS rocket aboard crawler-transporter 2 at KSC in FL.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720331471551/
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1. NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are seen as they make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

2. NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are seen as they make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

3. A worker is seen around crawler-transporter 2 as NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber) — 1. NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are seen as they make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber) 2. NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, are seen as they make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber) 3. A worker is seen around crawler-transporter 2 as NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, make the 4.2 mile journey toward Launch Pad 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Flickr

202601 Artemis II Rollout

Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Standing tall!

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen at KSC today, ready to fly Artemis II SLS and Orion on Feb 6, 2026, for a trip around the moon.

https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260117-PH-KLS03_0048
Photographer: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen posing at KSC today, with the SLS assembly behind them on its way to the launch pad.

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

The future of Space Exploration.
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https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20260117-PH-KLS03_0026
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
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NASA Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen speak with children who came to watch the rollout of the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Photographer:NASA/Kim Shiflett — NASA Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen speak with children who came to watch the rollout of the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2026. Photographer:NASA/Kim Shiflett

NASA Image and Video Library

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Good Night, Artemis II.
🏹 🌙
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720331471551/with/55046879173/
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NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the coming days, engineers will prepare for the wet dress rehearsal, a two-day test that simulates launch day. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Flickr

202601 Artemis II Rollout

Explore this photo album by NASA HQ PHOTO on Flickr!

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 weeks ago

Here is a hi-res image of the Artmeis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, as the Crawler-transporter 2 rolls it out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC, Saturday morning.

Compare with the image in post #12, which looks a bit more aesthetically pleasing.

Full res image at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/55046581023/in/album-72177720331471551/
More images at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/albums/72177720331471551/with/55044924877
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