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Got a minute? ⏱️ Our ‘Rocket Science in 60 seconds’ videos give you a quick #NASAatHome-style rundown of our Moon-bound rocket, NASA's Space Launch System -- the most powerful ever built: https://go.nasa.gov/2zFcd8T | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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.

We have never been more ready to meet the unknown. Team members from our #Artemis program share the risks and rewards of this next era of exploration as we prepare for missions to the Moon and Mars. Watch: https://go.nasa.gov/33H6E3o | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration