Credit: NASA/Danny NowlinNASA advances Artemis objectives with a successful RS-25 engine test, aiming to license engines for the SLS rockets future lunar explorations, starting with Artemis V.NASA continued a critical test series for future flights of NASAs SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in support of the Artemis campaign on January 17 with a full-duration hot fire of the RS-25 engine on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASAs Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.Data gathered from the test series will be utilized to license production of new RS-25 engines by lead specialist Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, to help power the SLS rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond, starting with Artemis V.NASAs test on January 17 at the Stennis Space Center marked a significant action in the Artemis program, successfully performing a full-duration hot fire of the RS-25 engine. By evaluating brand-new engine components at the Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA moves closer to the Moon, with the effective test strengthening the SLS rockets capability for Artemis V. Credit: NASA/Danny NowlinThe initially 4 Artemis missions with SLS are using modified space shuttle primary engines that can power up to 109% of their ranked level. Checking to the 113% power level supplies an added margin of functional safety.With the conclusion of the test campaign in 2024, all systems are anticipated to be “go” for production of 24 brand-new RS-25 engines for objectives starting with Artemis V.Through Artemis, NASA will develop a long-lasting existence at the Moon for clinical expedition with international and industrial partners, discover how to live and work away from home, and prepare for future human expedition of Mars.
