SLS Static Test-Fire Now Scheduled For Week Of Dec. 21

Irene Klotz November 19, 2020
Space Launch System at NASA Stennis
Credit: NASA Stennis
CAPE CANAVERAL—Delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, five Gulf Coast hurricanes and some minor technical issues, the first core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is now scheduled for an 8-min. static test-fire during the week of Dec. 21 at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Firing the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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