Tag: RS-25
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Boeing reaches long awaited SLS engine section milestone as NASA makes EM-1 2020 schedule push
Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing reached a long-awaited milestone this week with completion of standalone work on the engine section for the first vehicle. The most complex section of NASA’s new rocket stage is well behind more than one schedule revision, and because it is the critical path in the schedule…
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NASA Stennis restarts RS-25 testing after December abort
Following a quick end to a hot-fire test two months ago, NASA’s test team at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi run RS-25 Development Engine 0525 in the A-1 test stand again on Wednesday. The last test on December 12 was manually cut off after only thirty seconds, coincident with a fire observed near the…
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NASA Stennis wrapping up B-2 Stand activation for SLS Green Run testing
Activation of the B-2 test stand at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi for the “Green Run” test campaign of the first Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage is almost complete and NASA and its contractor workforce are moving into practice and simulations of the upcoming tests while finishing up remaining tasks. The B-2 position of…
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Government MECO delays RS-25 testing following premature shutdown
NASA is yet to release any information as to why the latest RS-25 test in December aborted just seconds into what was set to be a full duration firing. The lack of information partly relates to NASA employees being out of work during the current government shutdown, which has also impacted on the test schedule.…
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Navigating the twists and turns steering SLS Development
This year’s decision to increase and extend use of the initial “Block 1” operating configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) booster also impacts the space agency’s near-term plans for evolution of the launch vehicle’s design. The Congressional commitment to a second Mobile Launcher for SLS, along with the ability of SLS Block 1 to…
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Development engine continues RS-25 ground testing
The RS-25 engine test team at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi ran the next hot-fire test in the A-1 test stand on Tuesday afternoon. The third test-firing in a series of nine continues the evaluation of engine components built by prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne using modern, updated manufacturing techniques aimed at reducing the cost…
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Boeing team challenges focusing SLS Engine Section work
The Boeing team is working to finish the integration of the first engine section element of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage by focusing its efforts in short-term team challenges. Boeing management recently challenged the team at Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans to complete packages of major work items within a few weeks.…
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RS-25 aborts test during production restart development hot fire – still achieves objectives
The RS-25 team at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi began the next development test series on Tuesday afternoon. Development Engine 0525 (E5025) was back in the A-1 test stand at Stennis for the first of nine tests to certify affordability changes and operational upgrades for newly-built engines that will start being delivered by prime…
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RS-25 aborts test during production restart development hot fire – still achieves objectives
The RS-25 team at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi began the next development test series on Tuesday afternoon. Development Engine 0525 (E5025) was back in the A-1 test stand at Stennis for the first of nine tests to certify affordability changes and operational upgrades for newly-built engines that will start being delivered by prime…
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Aerojet Rocketdyne progressing towards six-engine RS-25 production run
As the next series of RS-25 engine test firings at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi nears, prime contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne is assembling the new components to complete testing and certification of its “production restart” design and fabricating the parts for new flight engines. Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RS-25 program is primarily based out of its Canoga…