NASA Is Repairing Artemis II Rocket Ahead of Second Wet Dress Rehearsal

NASA is repairing Artemis II rocket ahead of second Wet Dress Rehearsal

New Delhi: NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight to the Moon since the Apollo missions over 50 years ago, faces a delay because of issues that cropped up during a wet dress rehearsal that was completed on 3 February, 2026 at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Cryogenic propellant was successfully loaded into the core and upper stages of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the first time, using a new 5.3 million litre hydrogen…

NASA Conducts Repairs, Analysis Ahead of Next Artemis II Fueling Test

Since concluding a wet dress rehearsal Feb. 3 ahead of Artemis II, technicians have replaced two seals in an area where operators saw higher than allowable