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Engineers were able to fully fuel NASA's Artemis II moon rocket without any signs of leaks like the ones that derailed an earlier dress rehearsal.
The NASA Artemis II second wet dress rehearsal went far better than the first, NASA said, though it still found a few smaller glitches.
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Artemis 2 SLS rocket begins launch countdown for fueling test at Kennedy Space Center
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.
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 has run into exasperating fuel leaks in a make-or-break test of the moon rocket that's supposed to send astronauts on a lunar fly-around.