NASA Begins New Round Of SLS Main Engine Test Firings

Mark Carreau October 18, 2023
NASA RS-25 engine test firing
Credit: Danny Nowlin/NASA
NASA has conducted the first in a planned series of 12 ground-test firings to certify the upgraded Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. SLS is to launch crewed missions to the surface of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, starting with the...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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