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A new service platform for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was transported from fabricator Met-Con Inc. in Cocoa, Florida. The Core Engine Service Platform is a large work platform that is designed to provide unrestricted access to the RS-25 engines on the SLS core stage from the mobile launcher. It will be stored in the VAB and used for processing and checkout. Exploration Mission-1 will launch an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to a stable orbit beyond the Moon and bring it back to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.