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Aerojet Rocketdyne getting Shuttle engines ready for SLS Core Stage Green Run support – NASASpaceflight.com
Four veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines will benchmark the performance of the rookie Space Launch…
Four veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines will benchmark the performance of the rookie Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage in the final two critical tests of NASA’s Green Run campaign. After loading the stage with propellant for the first time and demonstrating in a countdown that it can satisfy engine start criteria, the final test will be a full-duration firing of the Core Stage that is tentatively scheduled for late-October.
Last fired nearly a decade ago, the four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 fl…
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