Tagged: Artemis

NASA beginning 4th attempt at crucial rocket test tonight

NASA is once again preparing for a major test of its new Space Launch System rocket, intended to carry astronauts to the moon under the Artemis program. The rocket will be filled with fuel as if for a launch in a test called the wet dress rehearsal, be…

NASA confirms date for final test of its mega moon rocket

NASA officials have confirmed Monday, June 20, as the date for the final pre-flight test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.
The so-called “wet dress rehearsal” will take place on a launchpad at the Kennedy Spa…

NASA calls off second try at moon rocket launchpad test

NASA has called off a second attempt at a launchpad test of its next-generation rocket destined for lunar missions as part of the Artemis program.
The so-called “wet dress rehearsal” would have involved NASA filling its powerful Space Launch System (SL…

NASA scrubs Space Launch System test due to fan issue

NASA has had to scrub the wet dress rehearsal of its mega moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The test, which had been planned to run this weekend and involves filling the rocket with fuel and counting down as if for a launch, was called off on…