NASA's Artemis 2 Space Launch System rocket begins wet dress rehearsal fueling test at Kennedy Space Center, preparing for the mission to carry astronauts around the Moon.

The Artemis 2 human lunar mission around the moon could be back on track after NASA pulled off a successful fueling test of the SLS rocket.

NASA's Artemis II rocket successfully completed a major prelaunch test. The crew will now enter quarantine as potential launch dates come as early as March.

NASA has started the countdown for a second wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II moon mission, a critical practice run leading up to the planned launch that will send astronauts on a journey around the Moon — the first such crewed flight in more than 50 years.

NASA teams at the Kennedy Space Center began the countdown Tuesday for the second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal.

Launch teams replaced a pair of seals and a clogged filter at the Kennedy Space Center pad where the giant moon rocket stands before starting the countdown clocks back up. The two-day test will culminate Thursday with the attempted fill-up of the rocket’s fuel tanks. The four Artemis II astronauts will monitor the crucial dress rehearsal from afar.

Welcome to Edition 8.30 of the Rocket Report! As I write this week’s edition, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is undergoing a second countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The outcome of the test will determine whether NASA has a shot at launching the Artemis II mission around the Moon next month,

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