Artemis II launch set after battery issue resolved

• The historic launch of Artemis II is set to carry the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 at 6:24 p.m. ET.
• The launch abort system hatch and the Orion spacecraft's crew hatch have been closed.
• The close-out crew has now departed the area, with the next step being the retraction of the crew access arm.
• NASA has identified a battery issue, but officials state there is ample time for it to be resolved before launch.
• One of the two batteries on the launch abort system was reportedly experiencing a “higher temperature than would be expected” due to an instrumentation failure. NASA has now said it will not impact the launch.

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