SLS with rising Moon

Moon rocket, there's your destination: The 97% Moon rises behind NASA's Space Launch System, currently sitting atop LC-39B. (Shout-out to the great Ben Cooper who did this better last night, & to John Kraus, shooting to my right; check out their amazing pics.)

SLS with rising Moon

Moon rocket, there's your destination: The 97% Moon rises behind NASA's Space Launch System, currently sitting atop LC-39B. (Shout-out to the great Ben Cooper who did this better last night, & to John Kraus, shooting to my right; check out their amazing pics.)

SLS at Sunrise

The rising Saturday sun peeks over the clouds as NASA’s SLS stands tall at LC39B. Next step toward the launch of the #Artemis mission = “wet dress rehearsal” on 4/1. (📷:me w/ thx to the great @johnkrausphotos for the KrausCrop™️ & other good processing advice)

SLS at Sunrise

This is NASA's Space Launch System ("SLS"), a 365-foot (111.25 meter) rocket that is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built, seen with the Sun rising behind it. On March 17, 2022, the SLS rolled to Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for testing and is scheduled to carry the Orion capsule on an uncrewed journey around the Moon. Dubbed the Artemis mission, the plan is for the SLS to eventually launch astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2025. The final launch date will depend on nominal tests during the April 3 "Wet Dress Rehearsal," when the launch crew will take all steps leading up to a launch (including fueling), right up to ignition. This photo was captured approximately 10-miles away from the rocket using a high-magnification telephoto lens, creating an effect known as lens compression, causing the rocket to look oversized compared to the Sun.

SLS and Full Pink Moon

The full "Pink Moon" sets over NASA's Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B. The Space Launch System ("SLS") and Orion spacecraft sit atop the pad, undergoing testing in advance of the Artemis I mission. The mission will send the Orion spacecraft to orbit the Moon and return to Earth in advance of future crewed missions to the Moon. Shortly after this picture was captured, NASA determined the SLS needed to be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to repair a faulty valve, a move that might delay the Summer-2022 launch date. For this photo, I was on a boat 7-miles (11.25 km) off-shore, shooting with a 700mm focal length, creating the effect of the rocket looking large compared to the Moon, approximately 240,000 miles (386,000 km) away.

SLS and Full Pink Moon

Mega moon rocket, meet your destination: The “Full Pink Moon” sets behind LC-39B and the SLS rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, seen Saturday morning.