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Orion Stacked Atop SLS for Artemis II Flight

Equipped With L3Harris Technologies for Propulsion, Communication and Life Support

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Tom Patton
Oct 28, 2025
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NASA’s Artemis II mission is one step closer to launch after the Orion spacecraft was stacked atop NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. This milestone marks the first time the full Artemis II stack has come together.

“This is the first time since 1972 that we’ve assembled a rocket and space…

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