L3Harris completes First RS-25 engine for NASA’s Artemis V mission

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L3Harris completes First RS-25 engine for NASA’s Artemis V mission

Previous Artemis missions have relied on repurposed RS-25 engines from NASA’s Space Shuttle Programme. However, beginning with Artemis V, the SLS will use newly manufactured engines designed with modern production techniques to enhance efficiency while maintaining reliability. The next step for E20001 is acceptance testing, which includes a 500-second static hot-fire test on the Fred Haise Test Stand. The engine will be pushed to full thrust, br…