NASA has delayed an important test for the upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission. The wet dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System was supposed to start Thursday, with the beginning of a 49-hour simulated launch countdown starting about 8 p.m. ET, Friday, according to Space.com.

Artemis II is preparing for launch from the Kennedy Space Center, where the rocket will carry the Orion spacecraft for a second time, this time with a crew on its journey to the moon.

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NASA’s Artemis II rocket has reached its launch pad after a painstaking overnight crawl across Kennedy Space Center. Engineers are now preparing for crucial fueling and countdown tests ahead of the first crewed Artemis mission.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four astronauts in training to fly around the moon early next year strapped into their Orion spacecraft this weekend for a dress rehearsal countdown in a major milestone toward launch.

Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to prepare the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and ground infrastructure in advance of the Artemis II test flight.