Engine installation begins on Artemis III core stage

At Kennedy Space Center, workers began installing four RS-25 engines into the Artemis III core stage. The engine section has also been joined to the upper four-fifths of the stage.

Solid rocket booster stacking has started, and Orion's crew and service modules have been integrated and powered on successfully.

The core stage's engine section has been joined to the upper four-fifths of the stage. Installation of the four RS-25 engines has begun at Kennedy Space Center.

Each RS-25 engine is listed at 7700 pounds and 500000 pounds of thrust. The SLS engines have a listed duration of more than 8 minutes, and the core stage is listed as consuming 1500 gallons of propellant per second.

The Artemis III solid rocket boosters are more than halfway complete, and stacking has begun.

Orion's crew module and service module have been integrated. An umbilical connector was installed, and the spacecraft powered on successfully after the modules were joined.

The Artemis III crew is Randy Bresnik, Andre Douglas, Frank Rubio and Luca Parmitano. Training is underway and includes joint training with commercial human landing system providers. The crew has completed an introductory water survival class and a post-landing emergency exiting course.

The reported facts show work advancing on the Artemis III core stage, solid rocket boosters, Orion spacecraft and crew training. For lunar industry watchers, that provides a current status of hardware and crew preparation, including joint training with commercial human landing system providers.