WATCH: Artemis-1 heads to launchpad in 'iconic moment' for NASA's new moon rocket

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WATCH: Artemis-1 heads to launchpad in 'iconic moment' for NASA's new moon rocket
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Preparations are underway in Florida as NASA plans to roll out the Space Launch System, its 322-foot-tall moon rocket, to the launchpad for the first time.

The rocket known as Artemis-1 is headed to Kennedy Space Center launchpad 39B for the first time, but it won't be leaving Earth, at least not yet.

The crawler-transporter 2 arrived outside the VAB over the weekend in preparation for the journey. The crawler will move the mobile launcher and Artemis-1 to launchpad 39B, taking about 11 hours to complete the 4-mile move at speeds between 1 and 2.8 mph. Whitmeyer compared seeing the Saturn V and SLS rockets as like looking up at the National Monument in Washington, D.C. The SLS is about 200 feet shorter than the obelisk, but it's closer to 400 feet tall on the mobile launcher.

NASA managers said they are targeting the rollout to start around 5 p.m. Thursday. Live views of the move will be available on KSC's YouTube channel beginning at 4 p.m.

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