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<\/a><\/figure>Media are invited in late July to NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II<\/a> test flight around the Moon.<\/p>\n Participants joining the multi-day events will see the arrival and unloading of the 212-foot-tall SLS core stage at the center\u2019s turn basin before it is transported to the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building. The stage will arrive<\/a> on NASA\u2019s Pegasus barge from the agency\u2019s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where it was manufactured and assembled.<\/p>\n Media also will see the twin pair of solid rocket boosters inside the Rotation, Processing, and Surge Facility at the spaceport, where NASA\u2019s Exploration Ground Systems Program is processing the motor segments in preparation for rocket assembly. NASA and industry subject matter experts will be available to answer questions. At launch, the SLS rocket\u2019s two solid rocket boosters and four RS-25 engines, located at the base of its core stage, will produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust to send the first crewed mission of the Artemis campaign around the Moon.<\/p>\n Media interested in participating must apply for credentials at:<\/p>\n https:\/\/media.ksc.nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n To receive credentials, international media must apply by Friday, June 28, and U.S. citizens must apply by Thursday, July 5.<\/p>\n Credentialed media will receive a confirmation email upon approval, along with additional information about the specific date for the activities when they are finalized. NASA\u2019s media accreditation policy<\/a> is available online. For questions about accreditation, please email ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. For other questions, please contact Kennedy\u2019s newsroom at: 321-867-2468.<\/p>\n Para obtener informaci\u00f3n sobre cobertura en espa\u00f1ol en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en espa\u00f1ol, comun\u00edquese con Antonia Jaramillo o Messod Bendayan a: antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov<\/a> o messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n The approximately 10-day Artemis II flight will test NASA\u2019s SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground systems for the first time with astronauts and will pave the way for lunar surface missions, including landing the first woman, first person of color, and first international partner astronaut on the Moon.<\/p>\n Learn more about Artemis at:<\/p>\n www.nasa.gov\/artemis\/<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n -end-<\/p>\n Rachel Kraft\u00a0 Tiffany Fairley\/Antonia Jaramillo
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