Artemis II Reaches the Pad as Moon Mission Countdown Begins
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NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft have moved to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, with engineers planning a wet dress rehearsal by early February to simulate fueling and a full countdown. The four-astronaut crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—will spend about 10 days circling the Moon before returning, marking a pivotal step toward sustained lunar presence and future crewed missions to Mars.
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