Engines for NASA’s Mars mission will produce Aerojet Rocketdyne – IA REGNUM

Washington, November 24, 2015, 10:22 – REGNUM In the Monday, November 23, NASA signed a contract with the corporation Aerojet Rocketdyne to restart the production of engines RS-25 for launch vehicles Space Launch System. It became known from posts on its Web site.

For example, under the contract for the production of motor RS-25, the parties plan to restart production capacities. The contract covers the period from November this year to 30 September 2024. The total cost of the project – $ 1.16 billion. In addition, Aerojet Rocketdyne – the main contractor on RS-25.

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Space Launch System (SLS) – Booster American production, which is super-heavy weight. Created for the implementation of manned missions to Earth orbit and to remove other types of cargo. It is a developer and manufacturer Boeing.

It is noteworthy that it was initially planned that the first test launch of the missile will be held in 2017, but in 2014 it was decided to postpone the launch of a year later. Cost of the program SLS is approximately $ 35 billion. The cost of one run – $ 500 million.

IA REGNUM reminiscent, according to the plan, the carrier rocket Space Launch System, engines for which will be produced by the project, it should become the world’s most powerful rocket. She plans to use to create the start of a manned Mars mission: it should be put into orbit a space ship Orion. Thus, four engine model RS-25 will be installed in the launch vehicle. Engines of this model have been verified in the course of other projects: RS-25 hydrogen and oxygen used in the Space Shuttle.

In 2018 the first test flight is planned Space Launch System. It is expected that its carrying capacity of 70 tons in future this figure will be increased to 130 tonnes. Note that if the engineers manage to create a launch vehicle with a carrying capacity, it will be a record.

In the 30s of the twenty-first century, NASA’s plan to send its astronauts to Mars, the mission is planned to be carried out using reusable spacecraft Orion. Booster SLS, with which the ship will be launched into orbit, performed under a contract between NASA and Boeing.

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