Feb. 2 (UPI) -- NASA plans to run its final launch test for Artemis II Monday in preparation for the Sunday launch of the first manned trip to the moon since 1972.
At about 9 p.m. EST Monday, NASA will do a mission countdown simulation to power on and fuel the Space Launch System rocket.
The test, called a wet dress rehearsal, includes the full launch team and a series of complex steps involved in a space launch. It includes engineers in Florida, at Mission Control at Johnson Space Center in Houston and at other NASA facilities.
The launch window for Artemis II is Feb. 8-11.
NASA had to cancel the wet dress on Saturday due to freezing temperatures in Florida. Tanking operations require an overall outdoor temperature above 41 degrees, and can't dip below 40 for more than 30 consecutive minutes.
