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NASA Begins Engine Installation for Artemis III Moon Mission

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  • Technicians have started installing four RS-25 engines into the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Kennedy Space Center.
  • The rocket is scheduled to carry the Artemis III crew into orbit in 2027.

Engine Background

  • The four specific engines assigned to this mission are identified by serial numbers E2054, E2057, E2048, and E2052.
  • All four engines are flight-proven hardware, having been used in previous space shuttle missions.
  • Notable historical context for engine E2048 includes:
    • Service on space shuttle Discovery during the STS-95 mission in 1998, which carried John Glenn back to space at age 77.
    • Service on space shuttle Atlantis during the STS-129 mission, which included NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik.

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