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Two 'LC-39B' stories March 2022 - August 2022

Launch Spotlight: Artemis 1 – NASA set to launch the Orion capsule to the Moon

Jared Locke Aug 17 2022 - 9:34 am PT

NASA is set to launch the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the first time from LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 29, 2022, with the two-hour launch window opening at 8:33 a.m. EDT. This launch will carry the Orion capsule on the Artemis 1 mission to a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon for a full, uncrewed test.

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NASA set to roll SLS to launch pad for first time March 17

Jared Locke Mar 14 2022 - 5:21 pm PT

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Today NASA confirmed that it is prepared to support the rollout of the Space Launch System rocket from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B on March 17 at 5 p.m. EDT. The roll is expected to take around 11 hours from start to hard down at the pad. After years of waiting and delays, we are about to see this beast of a vehicle roll for the first time.

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