News Archive / Tagged: Stennis Space Center

• Our spaceflight heritage: A conversation with Fred Haise

  Scott JohnsonDecember 24th, 2021

  Spaceflight Insider spoke with Fred Haise after a ceremony commemorating the 2020 designation of the A-1 Test Stand after the Apollo 13 astronaut.

• NASA successfully test fires Space Launch System mega rocket

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 18th, 2021

  The second time was the charm for NASA's Space Launch System core stage as the agency successfully performed a full-duration firing of all four RS-25 engines at the base of the rocket, the final evaluation in vehicle's Green Run test campaign.

• Hot fire test of NASA’s SLS Rocket ends prematurely, placing 2021 launch date into question

  Derek RichardsonJanuary 17th, 2021

  For the first time, NASA fired up the core stage for its Space Launch System rocket, which is designed to send humans into deep space. However, an anomaly prompted the engines to shut down much earlier than planned.

• COVID-19 precautions lead to Stage 4 site restrictions at NASA’s Stennis, Michoud facilities

  Matt HaskellMarch 20th, 2020

  NASA’s Stennis Space Center (Mississippi) and Michoud Assembly Facility (Louisiana) are being elevated to stage 4 of NASA’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response framework, due to increased case counts being recorded in the local communities.

• COVID-19 concerns see all NASA centers elevated to Response Framework Stage 3

  Matt HaskellMarch 18th, 2020

  Throughout the world, a novel coronavirus disease (known formally as COVID-19) has begun to take hold and is quickly bringing changes to the world as we know it.

• RS-25 engine goes through another test

  Jason RhianFebruary 13th, 2019

  One of the leftover rocket engines used during the Space Shuttle program was tested again Feb. 13, 2019, at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

• Flight controllers for first four Space Launch System missions delivered to Stennis

  Jason RhianNovember 5th, 2018

  The flight controllers for the first planned flights of NASA's massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket are now in the hands of those refurbishing the RS-25 engines that help power the SLS' first stage.

• Gallery: RS-25 test fired at Stennis

  Jason RhianSeptember 25th, 2018

  STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss — Aerojet Rocketdyne tested one of its legacy Space Shuttle Main Engine in preparation for use on NASA’s Space Launch System on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. The A1 Test Stand weathered an eight minute test fire at 109 percent throttle starting at 3: 15 p.m. EDT (19:15 GMT). Photos courtesy: Matt […]

• Aerojet Rocketdyne test fires legacy RS-25 engine at NASA’s Stennis Space Center

  Jason RhianSeptember 25th, 2018

  A former Space Shuttle Main Engine was tested today to test a key component of NASA's Space Launch System.

• AR-22 engine fired 10 times in as many days

  Jason RhianJuly 12th, 2018

  Boeing's Phantom Express had its AR-22 rocket engine put through its paces over the course of more than a week via tests to ensure the engine's ability to accomplish the space plane's objectives. It is hoped these tests will pave the way for the spacecraft to carry out missions to space with a pace similar to that aircraft currently carry out today.

• Lucky 113: NASA tests RS-25 engine at highest-ever power level

  Curt GodwinFebruary 23rd, 2018

  Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center conducted a test of the Space Launch System's (SLS) RS-25 engine, pushing the design to the highest level ever recorded for the powerhouse previously used to send Space Shuttles into orbit. The Aerojet Rocketdyne-manufactured engine reached a peak output of 113 percent of rated power during the Feb. 21, 2018, firing at the coastal Mississippi site.

• Final RS-25 hot-fire test of 2017 completed

  Michael McCabeDecember 13th, 2017

  NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have conducted the final RS-25 hot-fire test of 2017 at their Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The six-minute, 40-second test was conducted at Stennis' A-1 Test Stand. The test also continued the development of components that utilized additive manufacturing (a.k.a. "3-D printing").

• NASA conducts 5th test of RS-25 engine flight controller unit

  Heather SmithSeptember 1st, 2017

  The final test of the RS-25 engine for the new Space Launch System (SLS) took place on August 30, 2017, at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The 500-second hot-fire test is the fifth of the RS-25 engine flight controller unit on the A-1 test stand.

• RS-25 engine flight controller completes 500-second test

  Scott JohnsonAugust 10th, 2017

  On Wednesday, August 9, NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne conducted a 500-second test of an RS-25 developmental engine at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The test was used to validate the fourth upgraded engine controller required for the first flight of the Space Launch System.

• NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne conduct 2nd RS-25 controller test

  Bart LeahyMay 24th, 2017

  On May 23, 2017, Aerojet Rocketdyne completed the second in a series of RS-25 engine firings, testing a new controller system. Formerly known as Space Shuttle Main Engines, the RS-25s are being upgraded to serve as the main engines for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) super-heavy-lift launch vehicle.