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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely that NASA will fly the Artemis II mission | The core stage of NASA's Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket's twin boosters.
The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters.
This will be the first crewed flight of NASA's Artemis program, which aims to land astronauts on the lunar south pole and eventually build a sustainable human presence on the Moon, with an eye toward future expeditions to Mars. The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission, seen here with its solar arrays installed for flight, just prior to their enclosure inside aerodynamic fairings to protect them during launch. If there are a finite number of SLS flights on NASA's schedule, it's difficult to justify the projected $5.7 billion cost of developing the upgraded Block 1B version of the Space Launch System.
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