According to NASA, the SLS is capable of producing a maximum 8.8 million pounds of thrust, “exerting more power than any rocket ever.” This means we can expect to see a spectacular display of booster power this weekend as all four of the SLS rocket’s RS-25 engines fire up together for a full eight minutes in a ground-based test designed to simulate the core stage’s launch performance. … [Read more...] about Watch NASA’s dramatic trailer for Saturday’s SLS rocket hot fire test
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How to watch NASA’s first four-engine hot fire of its mighty SLS rocket
If the hot fire goes according to plan, NASA will turn its attention to its highly anticipated crewless Artemis I mission that will see the SLS launch the Orion space capsule on a fly-by of the moon before returning to Earth, a mission currently slated for November 2021. After that, Artemis II will send four astronauts on a fly-by of the moon, with Artemis III following up with a crewed lunar landing — the first since 1972. … [Read more...] about How to watch NASA’s first four-engine hot fire of its mighty SLS rocket
NASA test fires the world’s largest rocket core stage
SLS has suffered its fair share of delays and cost overruns, but the project is nearing readiness for an uncrewed test flight later this year. Yesterday, its core stage was put through its paces in a hot fire test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as the culmination of a test series called the Green Run. … [Read more...] about NASA test fires the world’s largest rocket core stage
