Mobile Launcher 1 (ML1, or ML) is on its way back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center after successfully launching the SLS rocket and Orion/European Service Module duo on the Artemis I mission from Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) on Nov. 16, 2022.
The ML now needs to be repaired from damage sustained during SLS’s debut launch as well as undergo a series of modifications to prepare it for its role on future SLS launches where crew will board the Orion for departure to the Moon and Lunar Gateway.