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ARCHIVED: NASA's Exploration Ground Systems
@NASAGroundSys
We build, launch, and recover rockets and spacecraft for Artemis, humanity’s return to the Moon. 🚀🌕
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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    Jun 13, 2023
    📷 Photo of the Day: Here at @NASAKennedy, we share our boundaries with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Our facilities co-exist with more than 1,500 different species of plants and wildlife. 🐊 Nearly 5,000 alligators can be found in canals, ponds, and waterways
    An alligator is seen with its head above water, jaws wide open, and a pufferfish mid-air inside. Photo credit: Bechtel/Tommy Ryon
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    Jun 6, 2022
    Roll is progressing smoothly.
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    Nov 4, 2022
    First motion of @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion occurred ahead of schedule at 11:16 pm EDT.
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    Nov 16, 2022
    Liftoff of Artemis I!
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    Aug 15, 2022
    ARTEMIS I UPDATE: The rollout of @NASA_SLS & @NASA_Orion to Launch Pad 39B has now moved up to tomorrow, the evening of Aug. 16, ahead of the targeted Aug. 29 launch. Stay tuned for more information as well as ongoing coverage.
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    Mar 18, 2022
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    Sep 20, 2021
    These new photos of the @NASA_SLS show an unobstructed view of the rocket with the retraction of 10 work platforms for the Umbilical Release and Retract Test (URRT) inside of High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at @NASAKennedy.
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    Mar 16, 2022
    Behold: @NASA_SLS without a single platform in the way. #Artemis
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    Sep 8, 2022
    ARTEMIS I UPDATE: Engineers are making progress repairing the area where a liquid hydrogen leak was detected during the Artemis I launch attempt Sept. 3, and NASA is preserving options for the next launch opportunity as early as Friday, Sept. 23. MORE: go.nasa.gov/3QpfnPT
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    Dec 11, 2022
    The @NASA_Orion spacecraft has been secured in the recovery ship well deck. The USS Portland will return to Naval Base San Diego, where Orion will be readied for ground transport back to @NASAKennedy. More here: blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/
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    Sep 26, 2022
    Artemis I Update: NASA will roll the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Monday, Sept. 26. First motion is targeted for 11 p.m. EDT. MORE: go.nasa.gov/3LL6m2O
    NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop the mobile launcher at Launch 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/Sean Cannon
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    Dec 11, 2022
    Artemis I recovery update: @NASA_Orion is now in the well deck of the USS Portland. Teams with EGS and the DoD continue to make progress to safely secure the spacecraft.
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    Mar 22, 2022
    🌅 A sunrise view of the Artemis I @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at @NASAKennedy in Florida on March 21, 2022.
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    Aug 28, 2022
    We are #Artemis and WE ARE GOING!
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