Artemis I, for instance, which took off back in 2022, did so thanks to a SLS powered by four RS-25 engines. All of them had already been flown on the Space Shuttle at some point in the past.
SLS’s initial operating capability uses leftover Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) hardware as the engines for the Core Stage of the vehicle. The Boeing-built Core is a ground-started sustainer ...
The Space Shuttle was one of the most complex and ambitious spacecraft ever designed, pioneering reusable spaceflight and ...
Reaching Earth’s orbit is a complex, high-stakes engineering challenge, and the Space Shuttle was one of the most advanced ...
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - NASA marked a milestone on Tuesday, February 18 with the installation of an RS-25 engine at the Stennis Space Center in Hancock County. The engine was installed on ...