NASA's big, new moon rocket begins rollout en route to... - Daily Maverick

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 17 (Reuters) - NASA's next-generation moon rocket began a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey out of its assembly plant en route to the launch pad in Florida on Thursday for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will …

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman Rollout of the 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and its Orion crew capsule marks a key milestone in U.S. plans for renewed lunar exploration after year… [+4232 chars]

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