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By Scott Johnson, on September 8th, 2013 One final test for J-2X Engine No. 10002. Photo Credit: NASA / Stennis Space Center BAY ST. LOUIS, Ms — On Thursday, Sept. 5, NASA along with Aerojet Rocketdyne conducted a test firing of a J-2X rocket engine at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. The hot-fire was conducted in order to test the engine […] 6 comments - (Comments are closed) By Jason Rhian, on September 2nd, 2013 [youtube_video]http://youtu.be/iRcsP0hWvyA[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace NEW ORLEANS, La — During a visit to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) for the ribbon-cutting for the new Vertical Weld Center, AmericaSpace spoke with NASA’s Dan Dumbacher and William Gerstenmaier regarding the current state of the program that the center will be used to help […] 51 comments - (Comments are closed) By Emily Carney, on August 2nd, 2013 NASA has completed a design review and has also constructed a key element of the rocket’s design. In short, this week has seen significant progress in the development of the space agency’s new heavy-lift booster. Photo Credit: NASA NASA announced Wednesday, July 31 that the space agency had concluded the preliminary design review […] Comments are closed By Jason Rhian, on June 27th, 2013 NASA’s William Gerstenmaier discusses the J-2X rocket engine with Stennis Space Center Director Rick Gilbrech and members of Aerojet Rocketdyne at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss — At NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi the space agency, along with contractors Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne, […] 2 comments - (Comments are closed) By Jason Rhian, on June 24th, 2013 At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility on Friday June 23 dignitaries from the space agency and its contractors unveiled a new Friction Stir Welding machine. This new tool will be used to form the core stage of the Space Launch System. Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace NEW ORLEANS, La — NASA’s Michoud Assembly […] 4 comments - (Comments are closed) By Jason Rhian, on May 6th, 2013 The B-2 test stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center is undergoing renovations to prepare it for testing of Space Launch Systems. Photo Credit: NASA/SSC One of the test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi which supported the development of the Saturn family of launch vehicles is now being tapped to test […] One comment - (Comments are closed) By NASA, on May 1st, 2013 A new record was set April 4 for J-2X engine test firings when the engine was fired for 570 seconds on the A-2 test stand at Stennis. With the completion of the test series on this stand, the engine will now be moved to the A-1 test stand where it will undergo gimbaling […] 2 comments - (Comments are closed) |
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