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Michoud News
Following the recent successful test flight of NASA’s Artemis II mission around the Moon, NASA rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission…
NASA will roll the largest section of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will launch the second crewed Artemis mission, out of the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday, April 20. What’s called the top…
Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third SLS (Space Launch System) core stage as it is prepped to head from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Are…
JUL 16, 2024
Core Stage 2
Artemis II Core Stage rollout
The core stage for the SLS mega rocket is the largest stage NASA has ever produced. At 212 feet tall, the stage consists of five major elements, including two huge propellant tanks that collectively hold more than 733,000 gallons of super chilled liquid propellant to feed four RS-25 engines at its base. During launch and flight, the stage will operate for just over eight minutes, producing more than 2 million pounds of thrust to help send a crew of four astronauts inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft onward to the Moon.
Core Stage 2 Rollout
MAF ALERT SYSTEM
ReadyOp is an emergency notifications system that will allow the MAF Emergency Management Team the ability to contact subscribers with instant notifications via email and text messages to cell phones. Subscribers will get information during a major crisis, severe weather warnings and other potential threats to the facility. Prior to visiting the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, we suggest all guests to sign up for ReadyOp.
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