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RS-25 Engine Test

Name: RS-25 Engine Test
Start: 2024-02-29T19:40:00.000Z
End: 2024-02-29T20:11:21.000Z
Location: Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:40:00 GMT

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Source record updated Mar 5, 2024, 5:27 PM UTC. This is a source update, not a confirmed launch time.

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:30:08 GMT

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LOCATIONFred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center

Mission

NASA is conducting a 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. Today’s test of RS-25 Engine 0525 on the Fred Haise Test Stand has a planned duration of 615 seconds with a maximum 111% power level.

Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Programs: Artemis