Artemis III, coming right up. Technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility move the intertank of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for #Artemis III to Cell G on October 26, 2022 to await application of the thermal protection system. Thermal protection systems protect space vehicles from aerodynamic heating during launch and re-entry. The intertank lies between the liquid hydrogen tank and liquid oxygen tank. Together with the engine section and the forward skirt, they comprise the SLS core stage. The liquid hydrogen tank and liquid oxygen tank hold 733,000 gallons (2.8 million liters) of propellant to power the stage’s four RS-25 engines needed for liftoff and Artemis missions to the Moon. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker and Eric Bordelon Image descriptions: 1. A technician wearing a yellow safety vest, a hard hat, and safety glasses holds the bottom rim of the intertank of the SLS rocket for Artemis III and looks downward. The intertank is a pale yellow color. 2. Th...