NASA moon rocket ready for another fueling test
A successful fueling test will clear the way for the moon rocket's first test flight as early as August.
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A successful fueling test will clear the way for the moon rocket's first test flight as early as August.
Three earlier attempts to load the giant rocket with 730,000 gallons of propellant were only partially successful.
It's not known when NASA might be ready to make another attempt to fuel the SLS rocket in a critical test.
A third attempt to fuel NASA's SLS moon rocket in a practice countdown was derailed by technical snags.
The test was delayed twice following a series of unrelated glitches.
A successful fueling test is required before NASA's new moon rocket can take off on its maiden flight.
Engineers will try to complete a practice countdown and fueling test Monday for NASA's huge Artemis moon rocket.
NASA is expected to set a launch date after evaluating the results of the countdown test.
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