With final Artemis rocket part’s arrival at KSC, it’s time to put it all together After assembly and testing, Artemis-1 could launch in late 2021 Tags: With final Artemis rocket part’s arrival at KSC, it’s time to put it all together KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The final piece of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket, the Space Launch System, was offloaded into the historic Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building Thursday much to the excitement of the teams of people who have worked for over a decade for the moment the rocket can be assembled inside the hangar.