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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.
