An RS-25 engine throttled up to 113 percent of rated power for the first time in a milestone test-firing on Wednesday. Development Engine 0528 (E0528) was hot fired for about four minutes in the A-1 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to give NASA and prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne a first look at how the engine operates at this higher power setting.
NASA and prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne are continuing a fast pace of RS-25 test firings…
Following closely on the heels of certifying one set of RS-25 engine upgrades and updates…
A little more than two weeks after the last test, the RS-25 test team acceptance…
The RS-25 engine team has conducted the latest engine controller unit (ECU) hot-fire acceptance test…
The RS-25 engine team has performed the latest hot-fire test in the A-1 test stand…
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have conducted an opening test of the RS-25 rocket engine that…
A former Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), that never gained the honor of pushing a…
The Stennis Space Center conducted the latest in a series of tests with RS-25 Engine…
With three years to go until the debut launch of the Space Launch System (SLS),…
The second test firing of RS-25 engine 0525 has taken place at the A-1 Test…
The Critical Design Review (CDR) for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) is underway, with managers…
The Space Launch System (SLS) management have set the milestones and dates for the upcoming…
The famous Pegasus Barge is nearing the end of its jumboisation phase, as work continues…
NASA’s Stennis Space Center has test fired the first RS-25 (unit E0525) of the Space…
The return of RS-25 engine testing at the Stennis Space Center has been delayed, following…
NASA’s famous Pegasus Barge – best known for transporting External Tanks from the Michoud Assembly…
The four RS-25 engines selected for the debut launch of the Space Launch System (SLS)…