• Trending: Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 iPhone Fold: All the rumors so far The Artemis 2 launch is edging closer as NASA has now set a target date for the 10-day mission to get underway. • The agency is aiming to launch as soon as March 6 following a successful wet dress rehearsal on Thursday. • The first attempt, which took place in early February,failed due to a hydrogen leak. • During Thursday’s rehearsal, NASA wasable to fuelthe Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with more than 700,000 gallons of liquid propellant and complete two runs of terminal count - the final step of the launch countdown - at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. • While there was a hiccup due to a loss of ground communications, NASA was able to move to a backup system before the regular comms channels were back in operation.
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- NASA has set a target launch date of March 6 for the Artemis 2 mission, the agency’s first crewed flight around the Moon. The decision follows a successful wet‑dress rehearsal on Thursday, during which the Space Launch System (SLS) was fueled with over 700,000 gallons of propellant and completed two terminal‑count runs at Kennedy Space Center. A brief loss of ground‑communications was resolved with a backup system, and engineers identified the equipment that caused the issue. The crew of four will enter quarantine later this week; the mission will test Orion’s life‑support systems ahead of future lunar landings.
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