Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal #2

Engineers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are conducting a prelaunch test to fuel the Artemis II Space Launch System—a vital step in ensuring this rocket is ready for its upcoming trip around the Moon. During the rehearsal, teams will demonstrate the ability to load more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants into the rocket, conduct a launch countdown, and practice safely removing propellant from the rocket without astronauts inside the spacecraft. This is the second "wet dress rehearsal" test, following a previous rehearsal on Feb. 2. Teams are counting down to the opening of a simulated launch window at 8:30 p.m. EST on Feb. 19 (0130 Feb. 20 UTC), which could extend to up to four hours. Get real-time updates on the mission: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/ Learn more ...

This live feed from our Kennedy Space Center in Florida will provide continuous views of the Artemis II Moon rocket beginning on Saturday, Jan. 17 with rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. NASA concluded a wet dress rehearsal for the agency’s Artemis II test flight on Tuesday, Feb. 3, successfully loading cryogenic propellant into the SLS (Space Launch System) tanks, sending a team out to the launch pad to closeout Orion, and safely draining the rocket. The wet dress rehearsal was a prelaunch test to fuel the rocket, designed to identify any issues and resolve them before attempting a launch.  Engineers pushed through several challenges during the two-day test and met many of the planned objectives. To allow teams to review data and conduct a second wet dr...

NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the second wet dress rehearsal ahead of the agency’s Artemis II test flight.