US EditionNASA Sets Date for Artemis II Fueling Test
NASA will load over 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants and conduct a simulated countdown to test Artemis II launch procedures without crew aboard.
- A wet dress rehearsal will kick off at KSC to fuel and countdown the Artemis II SLS with more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants starting Saturday, Jan. 31.
- The wet dress rehearsal aims to validate fueling and countdown operations ahead of crewed flight; if issues arise, NASA may roll SLS and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs.
- Teams will begin the countdown about 49 hours before T-0, rehearsing holds and recycling after fixing the crew escape baskets' brakes, NASA said.
- If the rehearsal goes well, NASA could still aim for a Feb. 6 launch date, but officials caution even a perfect test may not guarantee that date as technicians retest Orion potable water.
- NASA's Artemis II crew will fly a free-return lunar flyby lasting about 10 days, carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen toward Artemis 3 lunar landing expected in 2028.
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NASA sets date for Artemis II fueling test
A wet dress rehearsal simulates the launch of the Artemis II moon rocket.
Just over a week to go as Artemis II launch window opens Feb. 6 with Canadian astronaut aboard.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – The countdown is underway for NASA’s Artemis II mission, with just eight days remaining until the opening of the first potential launch window on Feb. 6 for the first crewed flight to the moon in more than 54 years. If launched on schedule, Artemis II would mark humanity’s first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972. The mission will send four astronauts, including Canadian Space Agency…
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