NASA on Thursday said it successfully rehearsed the launch of its massive SLS rocket, which will send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.<\/p>\n
Technical problems in early February cut short an earlier so-called wet dress rehearsal of the launch of the Artemis 2 mission.<\/p>\n
But on Thursday, the US space agency reported that things proceeded as planned, concluding at “T-29 seconds” in the countdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
NASA is now expected to set a firm date for the mission. The agency said it would brief media on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The wet dress rehearsal is conducted under real conditions — with full rocket tanks and technical checks — at Cape Canaveral in Florida, with engineers practicing the maneuvers needed to carry out an actual launch.<\/p>\n
The setback in February, which included a liquid hydrogen leak, dashed hopes of a lift-off this month, pushing the earliest possible launch date back to March 6.<\/p>\n
The Artemis 2 mission will be the first crewed mission to fly past the Moon in more than 50 years, with three Americans and one Canadian taking part.<\/p>\n
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