NASA, Artemis
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In response to a query from Ars about the engine test anomalies, Rocket Lab Chief Executive Officer Pete Beck downplayed concerns.
NASA has started the countdown for a second wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II moon mission, a critical practice run leading up to the planned launch that will send astronauts on a journey around the Moon — the first such crewed flight in more than 50 years.
The space agency revealed the latest problem on Saturday, just one day after targeting March 6 for humanity’s first flight to the moon in more than half a century.