Artemis 2: Final fueling rehearsal tonight at Cape Canaveral
NASA is conducting a critical "wet dress rehearsal" for the Artemis 2 moon mission tonight, Feb. 19, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center. The 50-hour practice countdown involves fueling the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with 700,000 gallons of propellant. FOX 5 has the details on the technical glitches, the potential March launch date for the crewed moon mission, and what the team must prove before astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen can fly.