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Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal Slated for Thursday, NASA Says
NASA will simulate terminal countdown and fueling of the Space Launch System with over 700,000 gallons of cryogenic fuel to verify fixes after prior hydrogen leaks, officials said.
- NASA is planning a second wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II test flight on Thursday, involving loading over 700,000 gallons of fuel onto the rocket.
- The countdown will proceed to within 33 seconds of a simulated launch, with multiple holds and resets.
- NASA previously conducted a confidence test last Thursday, encountering issues with hydrogen leaks that prematurely ended the first rehearsal.
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