NASA successfully tested the RS-25 engine for a manned flight to Mars – 3DNews

US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) spent six in a row firing tests of the upgraded RS-25 engine.

in the RS-25 is a liquid rocket the engine of the American company Rocketdyne. Initially, it was used on space shuttles Space Shuttle. The main components of the engine fuel is liquid hydrogen and oxygen. RS-25 uses a closed loop with a post-combustion of the fuel gas generator.

It is reported that the upgraded testing in the RS-25 were carried out at the site of the A-1 in the John C. Stennis Space Center (Mississippi, United States). The engine worked for 535 seconds (see. The video below). In general, the test found to be successful, but in-depth analysis of the information collected and the final conclusions will take a few days.

It should be noted that the upgraded RS-25 engines will be installed in the super-heavy carrier rocket Space Launch System (SLS), which It is expected to allow for manned missions beyond Earth orbit. In the SLS will be tasked to withdraw shuttle Orion. This unit can be used to transport people and cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), and in the future – to fly to the moon and Mars.

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