Die Space Launch System (SLS)-Rakete der NASA und das an der mobilen Trägerrakete befestigte Orion-Raumschiff sind am Sonntag, 18. Januar 2026, auf der Startrampe 39B im Kennedy Space Center der NASA in Florida zu sehen.

SLS is growing on me. She’s not nearly as pretty as Grandaddy Saturn V, and not nearly the launch vehicle that could have been, without repeated budget cuts and program cancellations over the years.

But she’s here, she’s poised, and she’s going to the moon with humans. I look forward to her rocking and rolling next month.