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- NASA lifted the Artemis 3 Space Launch System (SLS) core stage into High Bay 2 at Kennedy Space Center.
- The stage will receive four RS-25 engines, move to High Bay 3, weigh 5.75 million pounds, and target a 2025 launch.
- Artemis 2 launched on April 1 with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
- Artemis 3 will dock Orion with Starship or Blue Moon landers for practice.
- NASA will use the qualified lander for Artemis 4’s 2028 crewed lunar landing.
