{"id":799375,"date":"2025-11-26T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=799375"},"modified":"2025-11-26T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T18:14:28","slug":"artemis-ii-orion-spacecraft-stacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=799375","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ksc-20251020-ph-kls01-0050orig-rotated.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"hds-attachment-single__caption color-carbon-05 padding-0 p-sm\">NASA\u2019s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. 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