Moon rocket fueling test on tap to clear way for launch

If the countdown and fueling test go well, four astronauts will set their sights on a Super Bowl Sunday launch to the moon.

NASA hit by fuel leaks during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronauts

NASA has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
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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 begins practice countdown for first moonshot with astronauts in over 50 years

Already in quarantine to avoid germs, Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first people to launch to the moon since 1972. They will monitor the dress rehearsal from their Houston base before flying to Kennedy Space Center once the rocket is cleared for flight.

Returning to the moon: Countdown to Artemis II launch from Florida's Space Coast

Artemis II is preparing for launch from the Kennedy Space Center, where the rocket will carry the Orion spacecraft for a second time, this time with a crew on its journey to the moon.

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