Practice Countdown, Fueling For Artemis II Underway

Sam Lott/NASA
Credit: Sam Lott/NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA on Feb. 2 was nearing the end of a two-day practice launch countdown for the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission, including fueling the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Temperatures were too cold for fueling had this been an actual launch attempt, but at about 11:30 a.m. EST Launch...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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