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www.nasa.gov Instagram.comAs we prepare for the launch of @NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket we wanted to take a look back at some of the most liked photos of our SLS rocket coming together over the years.
We asked NASA photographers to share their favorite photos of the SLS rocket for Artemis I at different phases of testing, manufacturing, and assembly:
📸 1 – The “We Are Going!” banner affixed to the gate in the foreground bears the handwritten names of agency employees and contractors who have worked to get the rocket and spacecraft ready for the Artemis I flight test. – Joel Kowsky
📸 2 – March 2018, crews at @NASA_Marshall in Huntsville, Alabama, transported the intertank structural test article off NASA’s Pegasus barge to the Load Test Annex test facility for qualification testing. – Emmett Given
📸 3 – This is the liquid oxygen tank structural test article as it was moved from the Pegasus barge to the West Test Area at our @NASA_Marshall on July 9, 2019. – Fred Deaton
📸 4 –Images like this remind me of all the small parts that have to be installed with care, expertise, and precision to create one huge Moon rocket. – Eric Bordelon
📸 5 – In this image, I attempted to illustrate the teamwork and communication happening as technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility. – Jared Lyons
📸 6 – When I look at this photo I am reminded of all of the hard work and countless hours the Michoud team put forth to build this next-generation Moon rocket. – Steven Seipel
📸 7 – Luckily, I didn’t run out [of gas] and was lucky enough to catch a beautiful Mississippi sunrise in the background, too. – Danny Nowlin
📸 8 – I have photographed big events like professional football games, but I wasn't prepared for the awesome power unleashed by the SLS’s core stage and four RS-25 engines. – Michael DeMocker
📸 9 – To me, this photo is a great combination of the scientific importance of Artemis I and the human touch of more than 100 engineers and scientists who have dedicated themselves to the mission over the years. – Dominic Hart
📸 10 – I really like this photo because the sun is shining on Artemis I like a spotlight. – Brandon Hancock
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