NASA Looks To Jan. 17 For SLS Hot Fire

SLS
Credit: NASA
Satisfied with the Space Launch System’s (SLS) recent Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR), NASA is looking to conduct the first simultaneous ground test firing of the heavy rocket’s four RS-25 engines as early as Jan. 17. The “Hot Fire” is to mark the eighth and final milestone in an eight-phase SLS core...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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