The countdown test is the last major milestone before the Artemis 1 mission's long-awaited launch debut. FOX13
Lightning struck the area around the Artemis 1 dress rehearsal Saturday.NASA will try again Tuesday to complete a critical test for its Artemis 1 mega moon rocket mission after technical problems delayed it twice last week.
Launch managers tried twice — once Sunday and again Monday — to load nearly 1 million gallons of fuel into the 322-foot rocket known as Space Launch System, or SLS. Balky fans at the launch pad thwarted the first effort; the valve halted the second attempt. "The rocket is fine. The spacecraft is fine. We've just got to get through the test and the test objectives," mission manager Mike Sarafin told reporters.
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