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Propulsion Test History – Past, Present, Future
From the ground up, a tremendous team of workers and engineers built the nation’s premier rocket engine test site and “go-to” destination for propulsion testing.
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Propulsion Test Infrastructure
Adapting with Purpose
For five decades and counting, the versatile NASA Stennis test facilities have been used to test rocket stages, engines, and components for multiple propulsion projects.
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Crews deliver the first RS-25 flight engine, engine No. 2059, to the Fred Haise Test Stand (formerly the A-1 Test Stand) at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Nov. 4, 2015. The engine was tested to certify it for use on NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket.
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Propulsion Test Team – Experience and Expertise
The NASA Stennis team exhibits a proven depth and breadth of propulsion test experience and expertise.
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Artemis Propulsion Testing
Moon to Mars
NASA Stennis is contributing directly to Artemis missions that will return humans, including the first woman and first person of color, to the Moon.
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NASA achieves a major milestone April 3, 2024, for production of new RS-25 engines to help power its Artemis campaign to the Moon and beyond with completion of a critical engine certification test series on the Fred Haise Test Stand (formerly the A-1 Test Stand) at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. The 12-test series represents a key step for lead engines contractor L3Harris (formerly known as Aerojet Rocketdyne) to build new RS-25 engines, using modern processes and manufacturing techniques, for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rockets that will power future lunar missions, beginning with Artemis V.
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Commercial Propulsion Testing – Ideal Location
The commercial aerospace industry is growing – and NASA Stennis is positioning itself to provide support.
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