Artemis II: Media invited to view SLS core stage rollout

Media advisory

Longueuil, Quebec, NASA is inviting media to the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to view the fully assembled Space Launch System (SLS) core stage. The SLS is the rocket that will take the Orion spacecraft and the Artemis II crew to space, including Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

This event is currently planned for no earlier than . It will allow media to capture footage of the nearly 65-metre-high core stage of the SLS being transported to the Pegasus barge that will ferry it to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to hear from NASA and industry leaders, and to speak to subject matter experts.

Canadian media must apply by by contacting Corinne Beckinger at corinne.m.beckinger@nasa.gov and Craig Betbeze at craig.c.betbeze@nasa.gov.

Please see NASA's media advisory for all the details.

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Canadian Space Agency
Media Relations Office
Telephone: 450-926-4370
Email: asc.medias-media.csa@asc-csa.gc.ca
Website: www.asc-csa.gc.ca
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