The gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket and Orion Space Capsule was moved from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a launch pad around four miles (6.4km) away. The rocket was carefully transported at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h), with the journey taking almost 12 hours on Saturday. Part of the Artemis II mission, the rocket is not set to launch into space until 6 February at the earliest. The 10-day mission could take its four astronauts further into space than anyone has been before. It aims to set the stage for an eventual human landing on the surface of the Moon for the first time since 1972.
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Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket's 12-hour journey to launch pad
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket and Orion Space Capsule were transported from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a launch pad on Saturday. The 4-mile journey took approximately 12 hours, with the rocket moving at a speed of 0.82 mph.
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NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket and Orion Space Capsule were transported from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a launch pad on Saturday. The 4-mile journey took approximately 12 hours, with the rocket moving at a speed of 0.82 mph. This move prepares the rocket for the Artemis II mission, currently scheduled to launch no earlier than February 6. The 10-day mission will carry four astronauts further into space than ever before. Artemis II aims to pave the way for a future human landing on the Moon, the first since 1972.
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The journey took almost 12 hours on Saturday.
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The rocket was transported at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h).
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The SLS Moon rocket and Orion Space Capsule was moved to a launch pad.
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The rocket is not set to launch into space until 6 February at the earliest.
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The 10-day mission could take its four astronauts further into space than anyone has been before.
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