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NASA Artemis II: Wet dress rehearsal, live coverage, launch date
NASA is preparing to conduct a critical prelaunch test known as a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission.
On February 3, 2026, NASA will run Artemis II White Dress Rehearsal. Engineers will fuel the rocket, simulate countdown and ensure the Orion spacecraft is mission-ready for lunar flight.
NASA's launch window in February is getting smaller.
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NASA readies moon rocket in "wet dress rehearsal"
NASA continues to press ahead through the countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal – a fuelling test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The historic crewed mission, which will fly astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years,
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