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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNASA is marking America\u2019s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation\u2019s relentless drive to explore.<\/p>\n
The America 250 emblem is now on the twin solid rocket boosters of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II \u2014 the powerhouse that will launch a crew of four around the Moon next year. Unveiled Tuesday, the design echoes the America 250 Commission\u2019s Spirit of Innovation theme, honoring a country that has never stopped pushing the horizon forward.<\/p>\n
At NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians spent recent weeks carefully applying the emblem on the rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building \u2014 the same place where rockets for Apollo once stood. Engineers are running final tests on SLS and the Orion spacecraft as preparations intensify for Artemis II.<\/p>\n
The roughly 10-day Artemis II journey around the Moon will mark a defining moment in this new era of American exploration \u2014 paving the way for U.S. crews to land on the lunar surface and ultimately push onward to Mars.<\/p>\n
America\u2019s spirit of discovery is alive, and Artemis is carrying it to the Moon and beyond.<\/p>\n
Image credit: <\/em>NASA\/Ben Smegelsky<\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a> NASA is marking America\u2019s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation\u2019s relentless drive to explore. The America 250 emblem is now on the twin solid rocket boosters of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II \u2014 the powerhouse that will launch a crew of four around the Moon next year. [\u2026] Continue reading
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