NASA Delays Moon Mission
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However, NASA has not yet chosen an official launch date, and will not do so until the Artemis II stack passes its Wet Dress Rehearsal, with a simulated T0 that had been set for Saturday, Jan. 31 at 9:00 PM EST (02:00 UTC) but is now delayed until Monday, Feb. 2 at 9:00 PM EST (02:00 UTC Tuesday Feb. 3).
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NASA runs dress-rehearsal countdown for 1st crewed moonshot in 50+ years
NASA is running a high‑stakes dress‑rehearsal countdown for Artemis II, the first mission to send astronauts toward the Moon in more than half a century. The two‑day test is a full simulation of launch day,
Before NASA can decide a rocket launch date for Artemis 2, the giant SLS rocket has to ace a critical fueling test known as a wet dress rehearsal.