Nasa’s mega moon rocket to inch its way from factory to launchpad

SLS rocket, which stands taller than the Statue of Liberty, to move four miles in Florida journey expected to take about 11 hours

Nasa's next-generation moon rocket was due on Thursday to make a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey from an assembly plant to its launchpad in Florida for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will determine how soon the spacecraft can fly.

Rollout of the towering space launch system (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top marks a key milestone in US plans for renewed lunar exploration after years of setbacks, and the public's first glimpse of a space vehicle more than a decade in development.