Post WDR Press briefing

From left, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, and John Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II mission management team, participate in a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, to discuss the completion of Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The wet dress rehearsal allows the Artemis II launch team to run through operations to load propellant, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and drain the tanks to practice timelines and procedures for launch.

From left, Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, and John Honeycutt, chair, Artemis II mission management team, participate in a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, to discuss the completion of Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The wet dress rehearsal allows the Artemis II launch team to run through operations to load propellant, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and drain the tanks to practice timelines and procedures for launch.

Photographer NASA/Kim Shiflett
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