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Artemis II launch, first attempt success after long stand down

April 4, 2026SLS, Justin Davenport

SLS supporters highlight Artemis II launching on its first attempt shortly into the window after years of stand down, contrasting Artemis I scrubs with Artemis II bypassing a similar sensor issue.

truly a testament to EGS that after 3.5 years of stand down and some test trial and errors they got Artemis II to launch on its first attempt only 10 minutes into the window
the diff between Artemis 1 and 2s first launch attempt is interesting, Artemis 1 had a sensor issue that wasn't telling correct numbers and it scrubbed Artemis 2 had a sensor issue that wasn't telling correct numbers and it bypassed and launched
Honeycutt: SLS performed even better during Artemis II launch than Artemis I.
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