NASA readies second full fueling test for SLS in Artemis countdown drills
TL;DR
NASA will conduct a second, full wet dress rehearsal (WDR-2) of the Space Launch System at Launch Complex 39B, loading more than 700,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and counting down to a simulated T-0 around Feb. 19 after a Feb. 12 confidence test that yielded useful data but pointed to a ground equipment issue; a firm launch date will follow a successful WDR-2, with March 6 cited as the earliest possible window.
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