NASA is scheduled to conduct a hot fire test for four engines built by Aerojet Rocketdyne for the Space Launch System Jan. 17 as part of a series of “Green Run” trials for the vehicle's core stage.
Read More »NASA Begins Core Stage Production for Artemis II, III Missions
NASA has started the production of the Space Launch System's core stage structures in preparation for the agency's Artemis II and III missions on the lunar surface.
Read More »Boeing to Exhibit Space Tech Platforms at 2020 IAC Virtual Event
Boeing will present its crew transportation vehicle, heavy-lift rocket and space plane during the virtual edition of a three-day International Astronautical Congress event slated to kick off Monday.
Read More »Boeing Concludes Assembly of SLS Engine Section
Boeing has completed the construction of the engine section for NASA’s Space Launch System and is now slated for integration onto the spacecraft, Spaceflight.com reported Sunday.
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers RS-25 Combustion Engines to NASA
Aerojet Rocketdyne has handed over to NASA four rocket engines that are slated for integration into the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket.
Read More »Boeing, NASA Complete Majority of Space Launch System Outfitting Work
Boeing and NASA moved one step closer to the maiden flight of the Space Launch System rocket after the agency-company team completed majority of outfitting efforts for the rocket's core stage engine section.
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Receives Remaining Flight Controller Order for Initial SLS Flights
Aerojet Rocketdyne has received its remaining order of RS-25 engine flight controllers for the first four flights of the Space Launch System from Honeywell. Aerojet said Wednesday it now has 18 flight controllers in its inventory at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. The controllers allows rocket communication while moderating engine thrust intensity …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA Conduct Second Evaluation of RS-25 Engine; Eileen Drake Quoted
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed a second ground-based assessment of an engine controller for the Space Launch System exploration rocket. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday the RS-25 engine underwent eight minutes of test firing as part of an effort to verify its flight readiness and the performance of its modified components. The engine features modernized …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Test-Fires Engine for NASA SLS Rocket
Aerojet Rocketdyne has conducted a hot-fire test of an engine technology the company built for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. The company said Tuesday it performed the RS-25 engine test at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and assessed the performance of the main combustion chamber during the 319-second engine …
Read More »NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne Test Main Engine Controller for Orion-SLS Crewed Flight
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have tested the fourth and last engine controller for the first crewed mission of the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket, called Exploration Mission-2. Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday its RS-25 engine was test fired for 365 seconds to qualify the engine controller, which works to facilitate communications between …
Read More »NASA Evaluates RS-25 Engine Flight Controller for Future SLS Rocket
NASA has performed a certification test on a flight controller for a future Space Launch System deep space rocket as part of a series of tests on components built using advanced manufacturing approaches. The space agency said Wednesday the flight controller was integrated on the RS-25 developmental engine for a 365-second …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Test Fires RS-25 Engine for NASA Exploration Mission
Aerojet Rocketdyne has tested an engine for NASA‘s second exploration mission at the space agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The RS-25 engine, dubbed as E2063, was fired up for 500 seconds in a move to evaluate the system’s capacity to support the EM-2 exploration mission, Aerojet Rocketdyne said Thursday. …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne-Built Engines for NASA Space Launch System Now Ready for Integration
Aerojet Rocketdyne has developed four engines that will support NASA‘s maiden flight for the Space Launch System. The company said Wednesday that the RS-25 engines are now ready to be integrated on the SLS rocket’s core stage in preparation for the Exploration Mission-1 mission. “These four EM-1 engines have … powered …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests 4th RS-25 Engine Controller for NASA Space Launch System
Aerojet Rocketdyne tested the fourth and final RS-25 engine controller needed for NASA’s Space Launch System. The company said Wednesday the testing for the fourth RS-25 controller was done at Stennis Space Center, which follows the third controller test done in July to check engine thrust and mixture ratio precision. The four RS-25 engines …
Read More »Aerojet Rocketdyne Tests 3rd Flight Engine Controller for NASA SLS Rocket; Eileen Drake Comments
Aerojet Rocketdyne has tested a third RS-25 engine flight controller the company developed to support the launch of a future NASA heavy-lift rocket. The RS-25 flight controller is designed to monitor the health of a rocket engine using real-time adjustments to combustion pressures, turbopump speeds and other configurations such as …
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