NASA joins the last central section of its first Space Launch System rocket

NASA has connected the last of the five sections of the space launch system, a major step in the completion of the big rocket.

"Now, to complete the stage, NASA will add the four RS-25 engines and complete the latest integrated avionics and propulsion functional tests," said Julie Bassler, Steps Manager at SLS. "This is an exciting time as we complete the first production of the complex core that will send the Artemis I mission to the moon."

The last piece added was the engine section located at the bottom of the main floor of 212 feet. NASA stated that it was one of the most complex rocket problems, including mounting, control and fuel dispensing systems from hydrogen tanks and tanks. 39, liquid oxygen.

"Boeing hopes to have completed the final assembly of the main Artemis I phase in December," said Jennifer Boland-Masterson, Boeing's operations director at MAF. "Once the scene is delivered, NASA will transport it to its Michoud Pegasus barge at NASA's Stennis Space Center, located near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, for Green Run trials.

During the Green Run tests, engineers will install the center stage on a vertical test bench for a series of firing tests that end with a lighting of the four engines. This will test the engines, fuel lines, valves, the pressurization system and the software needed for a successful launch.