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NASA aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket

NASA aiming for late August test flight of giant moon rocket

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On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as Aug. 29. There are also two launch dates in early September, […]

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NASA plans Artemis I Moon Rocket SLS’s wet dress rehearsal in June

NASA plans Artemis I Moon Rocket SLS’s wet dress rehearsal in June

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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft will return to launchpad 39B at the space agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in early June for its wet dress rehearsal after three failed attempts. These wet dress rehearsals are where the space agency typically “refines the countdown procedures and validate critical models and software […]

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