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Mike Wall

NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?

A white rocket nose with the circular NASA logo stands next to the metal gantry underneath a glowing large full moon in a black night sky.

NASA will take another crack at fueling up its huge Artemis 2 moon rocket this week.

The agency plans to load more than 700,000 gallons (2.65 million liters) of liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) into Artemis 2's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Thursday (Feb. 19), wrapping up a crucial two-day-long test called a wet dress rehearsal.

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