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flag NASA conducts Artemis II crewed lunar flyby test countdown, paving way for launch no earlier than Feb. 8.

flag NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for the Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years, testing key pre-launch procedures at Kennedy Space Center. flag The simulation involves fueling the 322-foot Space Launch System rocket with over 700,000 gallons of super-cold propellant, stopping short of ignition. flag Four astronauts, including Commander Reid Wiseman, are in quarantine and monitoring the test from Houston. flag If successful, the mission could launch no earlier than February 8, sending the crew on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon in the Orion capsule before splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. flag This marks a major step toward NASA’s goal of establishing a sustainable human presence on the Moon, following the Apollo program that sent 24 astronauts to the Moon between 1968 and 1972.

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