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 gets countdown rolling for practice run of Artemis II moon launch

The cold weather didn’t stop NASA from calling employees to work Saturday night to begin the two-day countdown of a test run for its Artemis II moon mission. Staffers were called to stations at ...
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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 ...
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NASA runs dress-rehearsal countdown for 1st crewed moonshot in 50+ years

NASA is running a high‑stakes dress‑rehearsal countdown for Artemis II, the first mission to send astronauts toward the Moon ...

NASA hopes to fix Artemis II moon rocket leak with on-pad repair

NASA plans to test the planned leak repair with a second dress rehearsal fueling test later this month.

NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years

Already in quarantine to avoid germs, Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first people to launch to the moon ...

Hydrogen fuel leak forces NASA to delay Artemis 2 launch until early March

Technical problems discovered during a pre-flight test have prompted NASA to postpone this important space mission.

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

NASA is fueling its new moon rocket in one final make-or-break test before sending astronauts on a lunar fly-around.
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First Countdown for the First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 50+ Years Has Begun

The official countdown of the Artemis II Moon mission wet dress rehearsal test has begun at the Kennedy Space Center in ...

NASA gears up for one more key test before launching Artemis II to the Moon

The convergence of the Artemis II and Crew-12 launch schedules adds another layer of importance to Monday’s countdown test at Kennedy Space Center. For the first time since the 1960s, NASA has ...

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