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As the Artemis 2 mission has been declared a go, the countdown has entered T-10 minutes and counting.

These are the key milestones to come:

T-10M – GLS initiates terminal count

T-8M – Crew Access Arm retract

T-6M – GLS go for core stage tank pressurization

T-6M – Orion ascent pyros are armed

T-6M – Orion set to internal power

T-5M57S – Core stage LH2 terminate replenish

T-5M20S – LAS capability is available

T-5M20S – NTD lets commander knows LAS capability is available

T-4M40S – GLS go for LH2 high flow bleed check

T-4M30S – Flight termination system armed

T-4M – GLS is go for core stage auxiliary power unit (APU) start

T-4M – Core Stage APU starts

T-4M – Core stage LOX terminate replenish

T-3M30S – ICPS LOX terminate replenish

T-3M10S – GLS go for purge sequence 4

T-2M02S – ICPS switches to internal battery power

T-2M – Booster switches to internal batter power

T-1M30S – Core stage switches to internal power

T-1M20S – ICPS enters terminal countdown mode

T-50S – ICPS LH2 terminate replenish

T-33S – GLS sends “go for automated launch sequencer” command

T-30S – Core stage flight computer to automated launching sequencer

T-12S – Hydrogen burn off igniters initiated

T-10S – GLS sends the command for core stage engine start

T-6.36S– RS-25 engines startup

T-0 – Booster ignition, umbilical separation, and liftoff


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