NASA Achieves Milestone for Engines to Power Future Artemis Missions
The RS-25 certification test series begins Oct. 17. When the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants mix and ignite, an extremely high temperature exhaust, of up to 6,000-degrees Fahrenheit, mixes with water to form steam that exits the flame deflector and rises into the atmosphere, forming a cloud that subsequently cools.
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SSC-20231017-s03035
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October 17, 2023
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Danny Nowlin
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NASA Stennis
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