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Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a heavy-lift crane lifts the first half of the D-level work platforms, D south, for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, high above the floor of the transfer aisle. The platform will be moved into High Bay 3 for installation on the south side of the high bay. Large Tandemloc bars have been attached to the platform to keep it level during lifting and installation. The D platforms are the seventh of 10 levels of work platforms that will surround and provide access to the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission 1. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to VAB High Bay 3, including installation of the new work platforms, to prepare for NASA’s journey to Mars