NASA delays Artemis moon mission
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With the wet dress rehearsal, essentially a critical fueling test of the Artemis 2 Space Launch System moon rocket, now back on Feb. 2, NASA said in a statement that it can no longer target Feb. 6 or Feb. 7, the first two days of its launch window. The Artemis 2 launch window originally ran from Feb. 6 to Feb. 10.
Temperatures dropped into the 20s over the weekend, yet NASA teams are hard at work preparing for the historic Artemis II liftoff. Here's the latest.
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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,
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