The latest static fire test of the development RS-25 engine (E0528) has taken place at the Stennis Space Center. The test is part of a series aimed at validating hardware and software elements, such as the improved engine controller, as the former Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) prepare to launch the opening Space Launch System (SLS) missions.
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A Russian Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft launched three new crewmembers en route to the International Space…
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NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have conducted an opening test of the RS-25 rocket engine that…
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Artemis
SLS engines prepare for Stennis tests – AR affordability focus for new RS-25s
by Chris BerginRS-25 Engine 2059 – a veteran of five Shuttle missions – is scheduled to begin…
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Expedition 45 crewmembers Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, and Kjell Lindgren have completed their journey home…
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A former Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), that never gained the honor of pushing a…
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NASA’s Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos have returned home…
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and their supporting ground teams have begun the…
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Another three crewmembers have competed a fast rendezvous trip to the International Space Station on…
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A MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) strike on the Number 2 window of the International Space…
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The mini-me version of the Space Launch System (SLS) is now being put through its…
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The Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) – a mini-me version of the SLS – has…
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NASA’s Anomaly Resolution Team (ART) are continuing to investigate the cause of the water leak…
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The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is constructing a scaled version of the Space Launch…
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With a recent decision to switch the Space Launch System (SLS) core from aluminum-lithium to…
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The unprecedented effort to haul a space vehicle through the cramped streets of the United…
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Window 2 on the Cupola module has been hit by a minor MicroMeteoroid and Orbital…
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Thirteen months after the launch of their second ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) mission to the…
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SSME family prepare for SLS core stage role following Shuttle success
by Chris BerginNASA’s 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) are being transported to the Stennis Space Center…
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A master alarm onboard Atlantis woke the crew from their sleep, after a General Purpose…