Static Fire
RS-25 Engine Test
Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
NASA will begin a new RS-25 test series, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.
The test is scheduled for 550 seconds and will fire the RS-25 engine up to 111% power level.
Updates
LL2 • Oct. 17, 2023, 8:25 p.m.
Livestream has started
hitura-nobad • Oct. 17, 2023, 7:41 p.m.
Troubleshooting, new attempt around 20:30 UTC
LL2 • Oct. 17, 2023, 6:56 p.m.
Livestream has started
hitura-nobad • Oct. 17, 2023, 5:47 p.m.
target test time is 18:48 UTC
Jay • Oct. 17, 2023, 12:11 a.m.
Test planned for October 17th, window TBD.
SwGustav • Oct. 5, 2023, 7:48 p.m.
TBD
hitura-nobad • Oct. 3, 2023, 6:27 p.m.
Added Event.
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