NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions

Nasa fires Moon rocket engine at full power in test for future Artemis missions

The space agency fired an RS-25 rocket engine for 500 seconds and tested it at 111% power at Stennis Space Center to support future Artemis Moon missions.

NASA test fires engine in Hancock County to support Artemis missions

An engine test was held in support of future Artemis missions at NASA's Stennis Space Center Wednesday, Oct. 21.

NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions

2 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Oct. 21, 2026. NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center ne…

NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test for Future Artemis Missions - The Gazebo Gazette

The Gazebo Gazette STENNIS SPACE CENTER (GG) — NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  Test teams fired the developmental engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch […]

NASA Artemis SLS RS‑25 Moon Rocket Engine Hot Fire Test

NASA Artemis SLS RS‑25 Moon Rocket Engine Hot Fire Test | Stennis Space Center🚀"Feel the Power of an RS‑25 Hot Fire Test!"🔥"We successfully tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21, 2026, on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.""The main objectives of the test were to acceptance test RS-25 flight components for future NASA Artemis missions and to validate the new thermal protection system. I…