Static Fire
RS-25 Engine Test
Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 · 20:31 UTC
Static Fire
Details
/01NASA 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.
Type
Static Fire
Duration
PT21M3S
Location
Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Status
Scheduled
Agencies
/03National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government
Programs
/04Artemis
The Artemis program is a US government-funded crewed spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region.