NASA Will Test Hospital-25 Machines To Get Production Certification

JAKARTA NASA will test RS-25, another term isSpace Shuttle Main Engine (SSME), for the seventh time. The rocket engine will carry out a hot shooting on Friday, February 23.

This test will be carried out at NASA's Sennis Space Center, precisely at the Fred Haise Test Stand. NASA said it would hold its seventh trial after they installed a second production nozzle inside the machine.

During testing, the RS-25 operator will start the certification engine for 550 seconds with a power level of 113 percent. This time has been adjusted to the amount of time it takes to launch the rocket.

NASA's commitment to safety and 'testing like you fly' was seen as we plan to turn on the engine for more than 500 seconds, which is the same amount of time engines have to use to help launch SLS rockets into space with astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, Ellis said, quoted from NASA's release.

The seventh trial was carried out to obtain certification of the latest engine production process. If NASA manages to complete 12 testing stages, dozens of RS-25 engines could be produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA's contracted rocket manufacturer.

Aerojet Rocketdyne will focus on the nozel production process. Nozel Product Team leader RS-25 Shawn Buckley said that the components driving the engine's thrust were the most difficult to produce engine components.

"Nozel is a machine work and at the same time a work of art. Our team sees this nozel as more than just hardware. We see the role we played in the big picture of us bringing humans back to the Moon," said Leonardo.

This new engine will be encouraged to support the Artemis program. Later, four RS-25 engines with a pair of rocket boosters will move the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Moon with a thrust of more than 8.8 million pounds.