Second Practice Countdown For Artemis II Underway

Irene Klotz February 19, 2026
Ben Smegelsky/NASA
Credit: Ben Smegelsky/NASA
NASA on Feb. 19 was in the final day of a planned 49-hr., 50-min. practice countdown for the launch of the Artemis II flight test, which could lift off as early as March 6, depending on the results of the dress rehearsal Overnight the Kennedy Space Center launch team prepared fueling lines on the...
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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