Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi are preparing for a series of tests on a second J-2X engine – designated as unit 10002. This new series of evaluations will follow on from the 21 tests conducted on the 10001 J-2X, as the hardware prepares for its role as the future Upper Stage engine on the Space Launch System (SLS).
The powerpack assembly for the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (PWR) J-2X engine has completed its…
In a full 500 second test firing, the J-2X engine – a key part of…
As the Constellation Program prepare to update the media on the current status of Ares…
Vice President Mike Pence has instructed NASA to land Americans on the Moon within the…
This year’s decision to increase and extend use of the initial “Block 1” operating configuration…
The RS-25 engine test team at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi ran the next…
A ground test RS-25 engine has conducted another test firing Thursday afternoon while held in…
The RS-25 team at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi began the next development test…
Restart of RS-25 rocket engine production is ramping up at prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Canoga…
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has issued a “Justification for Other Than Full and…
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have conducted an opening test of the RS-25 rocket engine that…
NASA has issued a lengthy explanation behind the decision to contract Aerojet Rocketdyne to restart…
NASA officials have admitted the interim Upper Stage for the Space Launch System is at…
NASA’s Stennis Space Center has test fired the first RS-25 (unit E0525) of the Space…
NASA is finally ready to begin the test fire and development program for the engines…
The powerful Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) has taken another step forward, following NASA’s request to…
Wednesday marked the 45th anniversary of the launch of the most important space mission in human…
Following internal conversations regarding the upper stage design for the forthcoming second flight of the…
The four RS-25 engines selected for the debut launch of the Space Launch System (SLS)…
