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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.
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 on Thursday with the attempted fill-up of the rocket's fuel tanks.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA ran into a leak while fueling its new moon rocket Monday in one final make-or-break test that will determine when astronauts can launch on a lunar fly-around. The launch team began loading the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket ...