RS-25

RS-25 delays impact Aerojet earnings
Delays in starting production of RS-25 engines for NASA affected Aerojet Rocketdyne’s earnings in the second quarter, but the company expects to catch up on the program later this year.

Aerojet Rocketdyne defends SLS engine contract costs
Despite sticker shock from some quarters, Aerojet Rocketdyne says a new contract for producing engines for NASA’s Space Launch System will result in cost reductions compared to the engines used on the space shuttle.

NASA says RS-25 engine test a success despite ending early
NASA says an Aug. 14 test of an engine for the Space Launch System was a success despite an unspecified “facility issue” that caused the test to end early.

NASA test fires former shuttle engine for 420 seconds
Friday's briefing begins with a 420-second test of a space shuttle main engine NASA is repurposing for the Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket.

VIDEO | RS-25 Alive at NASA Stennis
Tests of the RS-25 engine, an Aerojet Rocketdyne product being adapted for the main stage of NASA's Space Launch System after powering 135 space shuttle flights, resumed at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Missouri May 28.