Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 29, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Apollo-Era Test Stand Being Prepared for SLS Core Stage Testing Before NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) flies to space on its inaugural mission in 2017, it will fly in place at the agency's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.The B-2 Test Stand at Stennis, originally built to test Saturn rocket stages that propelled humans to the moon, is being completely renovated to test the SLS core stage in late 2016 and early 2017. The SLS stage, with four RS-25 rocket engines, will be installed on the stand for propellant fill and drain testing and two hot fire tests. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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