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June 07, 2013

Production of Key Equipment Paves Way for NASA SLS RS-25 Testing
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 07, 2013
NASA plans to begin testing RS-25 engines for its new Space Launch System (SLS) in the fall of 2014, and the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi has a very big - literally - item to complete on the preparation checklist. Fabrication recently began at Stennis on a new 7,755-pound thrust frame adapter for the A-1 Test Stand to enable testing of the engines that will provide core-stage power for NASA's SLS. The stand component is scheduled to be completed and installed by November 2013. ... read more

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