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NASA Begins Critical Testing for future Artemis Missions NASA ID: SSC_2023-10-17_RS-25_Engine_Test
NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The new engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. A series of 12 tests, stretching into 2024, is scheduled to occur on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The tests are a key step for lead SLS engines contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, to produce engines that will help power the SLS rocket, beginning with Artemis V. For each Artemis mission, four RS-25 engines, along with a pair of solid rocket boosters, power the SLS rocket, producing more than 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Following a “test like you fly” approach, all 12 tests in the new series are scheduled for ...more
Date Created:2023-10-17
Center:SSC
Keywords: RS-25 , propulsion test , Space Launch System , SLS , Artemis , Stennis Space Center , engine test , Stennis , SSC
Location:Stennis Space Center
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