NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Complete Testing for Modernized RS-25 …
Mar 30, 2022 · The agency conducted an initial series of 18 RS-25 hot fires as Aerojet Rocketdyne completed modifications to adapt the existing space shuttle main engines needed for early SLS missions. This included tests of two RS-25 flight engines.
Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big …
Jan 20, 2024 · An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.
NASA fires up powerful Artemis moon rocket engine in key test …
Jan 24, 2024 · NASA completed a new test for the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket on Tuesday (Jan. 23), firing an RS-25 engine for about eight minutes (500 seconds) at the agency's Stennis Space Center in...
NASA Achieves Milestone for Engines to Power Future Artemis …
Apr 4, 2024 · NASA achieved a major milestone April 3 for production of new RS-25 engines to help power its Artemis campaign to the Moon and beyond with completion of a critical engine certification test series at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
Blasting Beyond: NASA Ignites New RS-25 Engine Test for
Oct 22, 2023 · NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series on October 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.
NASA ‘Fires Up’ Artemis RS-25 Rocket Engines with New …
Dec 15, 2021 · NASA conducted a successful full-duration test Dec. 15 to begin a new series of testing for state-of-the-art RS-25 engines to help power the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS), America’s new deep-space rocket, on future missions to the Moon and Mars.
Igniting the Future: NASA’s RS-25 Engine Test Blazes a Trail for ...
Mar 10, 2024 · NASA conducted a full-duration RS-25 engine hot fire on March 6, continuing a final round of certification testing for the production of new engines to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.
RS-25 Engines are Ready for Artemis IV - L3Harris
Jul 8, 2024 · Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, has completed modernizing the four flight-proven RS-25 engines that will help power NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the Artemis IV mission.
NASA fires up its new RS-25 engines for future lunar flights
Oct 20, 2023 · The first SLS rocket will use repurposed RS-25 engines from the space shuttle era, while the subsequent rockets will use new RS-25 engines that are being certified through hot fire tests.
Initial RS-25 Certification Campaign of 12 Hot-Fire Tests Complete
Jun 23, 2023 · Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA completed a certification test series yesterday for the new RS-25 production engines that will propel NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) exploration rocket for Artemis...
- Some results have been removed