# The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread

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**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703 "2020-11-16T12:18:17Z")\
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This is the rocket that is going to take NASA astronauts back to the moon.

> **[SLS: Nasa 'megarocket' assembly begins in Florida](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55070302)**
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> Nasa has stacked the first pieces of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

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