Posts Tagged ‘Stennis’
RS-25 conducts another hot fire as SLS flight engines line up for EM-1
The RS-25 engine team has conducted the latest engine controller unit (ECU) hot-fire acceptance test on Tuesday in the A-1 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in…
Testing the controller – RS-25 hot fire test for SLS
The RS-25 engine team has performed the latest hot-fire test in the A-1 test stand at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Tuesday. NASA, RS-25 prime contractor…
RS-25 conducts test for SLS as team waits on new engine controllers
The RS-25 team has conducted the latest hot-fire test of development engine 0528 at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Wednesday. While the team continues to wait…
The Green Run – SLS preparing for milestone static fire tests
The NASA and contractor workforce at Stennis Space Center are nearing completion of structural work on the B-2 test stand that will be used for the Green Run…
RS-25 fires up again in latest SLS engine test
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…
SLS engine fired up following previous aborted test
The NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Syncom Space Services team at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi have conducted a “make-up” hot-fire test of a development RS-25 engine (E0528) on…
Engine 0528 begins RS-25 testing for SLS – suffers early shutdown
The latest RS-25 test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi – aimed at continuing the certification effort to adapt the Space Shuttle era cryogenic rocket engine for…
RS-25 veteran conducts Static Fire test ahead of SLS launch
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have conducted an opening test of the RS-25 rocket engine that will help power the Space Launch System (SLS) during launch. Engine 2059, a…
Road to EM-1: NASA outlines hardware milestones to SLS debut flight
With approximately three years to go before the inaugural flight of the Space Launch System rocket, NASA has developed the integrated mission milestone processing flow for the EM-1 flight. The flow, which…
RS-25 conducts sixth SLS Static Fire test
NASA has conduct another static fire test firing of RS-25 engine number 0525 on Thursday at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, continuing development and adaptation of the…
RS-25 fired up to 109 percent during latest Static Fire test
The Stennis Space Center conducted the latest in a series of tests with RS-25 Engine 0525 on Friday, pushing the engine to its 109 percent limit during the 535-second…
Stennis fires up RS-25 engine as Shuttle veterans prepare for SLS role
With three years to go until the debut launch of the Space Launch System (SLS), RS-25 engine E0525 conducted its third SLS-related firing this week, part of a…
Stennis fires up RS-25 engine for full duration test
The second test firing of RS-25 engine 0525 has taken place at the A-1 Test Stand at the Stennis Space Center. The developmental engine – that never got…
Stennis conducts SLS engine firing marking RS-25 return
NASA’s Stennis Space Center has test fired the first RS-25 (unit E0525) of the Space Launch System (SLS) era on Friday, marking the beginning of a new career…
NASA ready to power up the RS-25 engines for SLS
NASA is finally ready to begin the test fire and development program for the engines that will push the Space Launch System (SLS) uphill in 2018 and beyond….
SLS engine testing delayed due to test stand contamination
The return of RS-25 engine testing at the Stennis Space Center has been delayed, following the discovery of a contamination issue involving cloth fibers inside the A-1 test…
RS-25 engine installed for Stennis testing amid SLS schedule debate
The Stennis Space Center is just weeks away from returning to RS-25 engine testing, following the installation of Engine 0525 on the A-1 Test Stand. The milestone comes as…
Antares AJ-26 engine fails during Stennis testing
One of the AJ-26 engines set to launch with a future Antares rocket has failed during testing at the Stennis Space Center on Thursday. Sources claim the engine…
Four Shuttle veterans selected to drive SLS uphill on maiden flight
The four RS-25 engines selected for the debut launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) are veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME) with a rich history of successful…
RS-25 Second Life: SLS Core Stage engine set for summer testing
The RS-25 – the engine that enjoyed a hugely successful career with the Space Shuttle fleet – is set to begin its new life with the Space Launch…
