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The Artemis II mission will be the first crewed lunar fly-around since Apollo 17 in December 1972. The Wet Dress Rehearsal countdown has begun.
NASA's launch window in February is getting smaller.
Artemis 2 could launch as early as this coming weekend. If it does, the 10-day mission will have to compete with the Olympics and Super Bowl for media attention.
The Artemis II rocket will be one of the most powerful launchers when it eventually takes off in the coming months.
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Artemis 2 SLS countdown begins as NASA preps critical fueling rehearsal
The countdown for NASA’s next trip around the Moon has shifted from planning to practice, as controllers begin a high‑stakes fueling rehearsal for the Artemis 2 Space Launch System. The wet dress test is designed to push the rocket and ground systems through a full launch‑day script,
NASA is preparing to roll out its towering Artemis 2 moon rocket to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 17, and we will have full coverage of the major event here. The Artemis 2 moon rocket consists of NASA's second Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, and is scheduled to launch four astronauts around the moon as early as Feb. 6. See our full coverage. NASA's Apollo ...