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Power up!⁣ ⁣ Tune in today, Wednesday, Jan. 17, between 3-5 pm ET as teams from NASAStennis Space Center livestream the next RS-25 engine test on their Facebook, YouTube, and X pages. This type of engine powered the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket during #Artemis I and will continue to do so for future missions.⁣ ⁣ This photo was taken during an RS-25 test on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASAStennis on Nov. 15, 2023. This was the second hot fire test out of the 12 planned in the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines that will be used beginning with Artemis V. The fourth test of the series is scheduled for today, Wednesday, Jan. 17.⁣ ⁣ Image description: An Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine (RS-25 developmental engine E0525) is tested on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASAStennis in Mississippi on Nov. 15, 2023. The test had a planned duration of 500 seconds, with the RS-25 engine running up to 113% power level, more than the level nee...

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