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NASA Artemis II: Wet dress rehearsal, live coverage, launch date
NASA is preparing to conduct a critical prelaunch test known as a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission.
On February 3, 2026, NASA will run Artemis II White Dress Rehearsal. Engineers will fuel the rocket, simulate countdown and ensure the Orion spacecraft is mission-ready for lunar flight.
NASA's launch window in February is getting smaller.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission.
Already in quarantine to avoid germs, Commander Reid Wiseman and his crew will be the first people to launch to the moon since 1972. They will monitor the dress rehearsal from their Houston base before flying to Kennedy Space Center once the rocket is cleared for flight.