Artemis 2 wet launch begins at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center: Launch date, astronauts and other details

Artemis 2 wet launch started on January 31 night, with the countdown clock beginning at 8:13 pm EST, or L-48 hours. A simulated launch window opens at 9 pm on Monday, February 2. Artemis 2 will take ...
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NASA reschedules Artemis II rehearsal due to Florida arctic outbreak

NASA is finalizing preparations for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center, following delays caused by a ...
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Nasa to conduct Artemis II wet test, fuel Moon rocket: When and how to watch

Artemis II wet dress rehearsal will see the Space Launch System (SLS), the world's most powerful rocket, being fuelled, ahead ...

NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission enters a critical phase. What’s being tested and what could clear or delay liftoff

NASA last sent astronauts to the Moon during the Apollo program between 1968 and 1972. Twenty-four astronauts travelled to ...
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NASA begins countdown for Artemis II wet test ahead of Moon launch

The wet dress rehearsal is designed to simulate nearly every step of launch day, allowing teams to validate procedures and ...

Cold Weather Delays Artemis II Mission To Moon To February 8: NASA

Amid cold weather conditions with winds moving through Florida, NASA announced that it now targets to launch the Artemis II ...
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NASA delays Artemis II crewed moon mission due to weather

WASHINGTON, 1st February, 2026 (WAM) -- Nasa has been forced to delay its first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years due to unseasonably cold weather in Florida.The US space agency ...

NASA begins countdown for Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: What we know so far

"The countdown for the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal is underway at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida," NASA said in a ...

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company pauses space tourism to focus on the Moon

In 2024, Virgin Galactic paused flights of its one operational space plane so that it could focus on the manufacturing of a ...

NASA Begins Practice Countdown For First US Crewed Mission To Moon In Over 50 Years

The space agency officially announced the countdown for the Artemis II launch, in which teams will fuel the rocket and run ...

NASA outlines Artemis II flight profile ahead of crewed Orion mission

NASA has released an animation detailing the Artemis II mission, a crewed test flight that will validate the Space Launch ...
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Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown begins at Kennedy Space Center

NASA initiated the Artemis II wet dress rehearsal countdown at Kennedy Space Center, marking a full launch simulation with propellant loading, countdown holds, and scrub procedures.