It’s a key step before launching the uncrewed mission on a journey around the moon.
The action is happening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The assembly building is basically a massive garage for rockets.
And it needs to be huge.
The SLS is 322 feet tall, about 17 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
Kennedy Space Center will host a livestreamon YouTube, starting at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT on Tuesday.
The actual rollout time is targeted for as soon as 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
It takes a big vehicle to move a big rocket.
The crawler-transporter is one of the wildest pieces of equipment at Kennedy Space Center.
The last rollout took about eight hours to complete.
NASA is targeting no sooner than Aug. 29 for liftoff.
Here’sNASA’s complicated game plan for the Artemis I launch.
The much-delayed mission is meant to kick off the space agency’s Artemis era in earnest.
There’s a lot riding on this launch, and it starts with an epic journey to the launchpad.