dress rehearsal
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A previous dress rehearsal highlighted the need for a new traffic light at a specific location to alleviate gridlock when military convoys move across the country.
After the delay was announced, SpaceX used the time to practice loading the rocket and spacecraft with some 10 million pounds of very cold propellant in what’s known as a “wet dress rehearsal.”
From Washington Post
SpaceX decided to carry on with the countdown - a wet dress rehearsal - providing a chance to run through what would happen if the rocket was to fly.
From BBC
Limits on infield shifts, a pitch clock and larger bases were all implemented on opening day after testing in the minors and a dress rehearsal of sorts during this year’s big league spring training.
From Seattle Times
Late last year, an empty Orion capsule flew to the moon and back in a long-awaited dress rehearsal.
From Seattle Times
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