NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration just rolled out the Space Launch System (SLS), an 11-million-pound rocket built to return humans to the moon. 🚀🌕 This powerful launch vehicle will carry the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts around the Moon and beyond Earth orbit for the first time since Apollo 17. It took 12 hours to move the rocket just four miles to the launch pad. With over 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, the SLS is NASA’s most powerful rocket to date.

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket roars to life again! 🔥🚀 In its second test of 2024, the RS-25 engine fired for eight minutes at Stennis Space Center, advancing moon mission technology. The tests, preparing for Artemis 5 in 2029, focus on certifying the RS-25 for more powerful missions. Exciting steps toward lunar exploration! 🚀🛰️ | National Space Society