NASA to launch historic Artemis II moon mission on 6 Mar.
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NASA's second attempt to run a "wet test" of the Space Launch System (SLS) for its Artemis II mission was successful. Following a failure of some seals during the first attempt earlier this month, NASA pushed the launch back to March to conduct additional tests.
NASA completed a second wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 2 mission on Feb. 19 without the hydrogen leaks seen in the first such test earlier this month.
NASA halted the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at T-29 seconds after two terminal countdown runs at Kennedy Space Center.
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Artemis II aces final countdown test and gets set for epic launch
NASA’s Artemis II mission cleared its final major ground test on the evening of February 19, completing a wet dress rehearsal that loaded the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with cryogenic propellants and ran the countdown to within seconds of a simulated liftoff.
The space agency aims for a wet dress rehearsal of Artemis II after addressing equipment issues. This test determines readiness for a potential March launch.