EarthSky was there yesterday (Wednesday, July 24, 2024), when the Artemis 2 core rocket stage was unloaded at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It had been transported by barge from New Orleans over the previous week. The rocket core was moved to NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be integrated into the Space Launch System for the Artemis 2 moon mission. This mission – the 1st crewed mission for Artemis – will launch no earlier than September 2025.