Shuttle Engine Tested For Heavy-lifter Application

Test engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center have kicked off testing of surplus Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) for use in the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS), firing one of two ground-test engines left over from the shuttle program in the A-1 test stand where the engine first was tested...

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