NASA will conduct a second "wet dress rehearsal" this week before announcing a date to launch astronauts on its Artemis II moon mission.

NASA is planning for a second wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis II test flight on Thursday in preparation for a full launch as early as next month.

NASA has scheduled a second Artemis II test run for Thursday night that could set up a launch of the crewed moon mission in early March.

NASA will conduct another rocket fueling test as the agency aims to get its highly anticipated human moon mission known as Artemis 2 back on track.

NASA is targeting Thursday, Feb. 19, as the tanking day for the second wet dress rehearsal ahead of the Artemis II test flight.

NASA plans to conduct a second wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The nearly 50-hour countdown will begin at 6:40 p.m. EST on Feb. 17, leading to a simulated launch

Officials with NASA say they are planning to have Artemis II’s second wet dress rehearsal on Thursday as the agency eyes a potential March launch.