Static Fire
RS-25 Engine Test
Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 · 19:00 UTC
Static Fire
Details
/01NASA is conducting the third hot fire as part of the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Crews will gimbal, or pivot, the RS-25 engine around a central point to test "steering" of the @NASA_SLS rocket.
Type
Static Fire
Duration
PT35M12S
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.