The rocket is stacked. ✅ The Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the Space Launch System rocket. Launch of the Artemis II mission around the Moon is targeted for early next year. Image description: NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. The core stage of the rocket is orange. The pointed solid rocket boosters can be seen on either side of the core stage. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett #Rocket #Launch #SpaceLaunchSystem #ArtemisII #Artemis #Orion #VehicleAssemblyBuilding