On March 8, 2023, NASA tested the rocket engine (motor) for Artemis, from which this photo was taken. Photo: Courtesy of NASA
Missy Sippy: After months of redesigning, NASA has tested an all-new rocket as part of the Artemis mission and tested it at 113 percent power level.
The experiment was conducted on March 8, 2023, the details of which have now been released. NASA has tested the RS-25 engine at the test site in Mississippi, which will play an important role in the exploration of the moon under the Artemis mission. The rocket has been operated at full capacity which was 113%.
The rocket has been tested for the third time in a year at the Fred Hess Test Stand at NASA’s Stance Space Center. It is named as Hotfire Series. However, on February 8, unusual changes were made to the rocket’s nozzle. This is the reason why Rocket has shown phenomenal improvement.
It is built by Aerojet Rocket Dyne Systems, a private company. However, the mission to the moon will begin with Artemis IV, but the final date has not been given. Mike Lauer, the company’s deputy program manager at the site of the experiment, said the nozzle was performing exactly as designed, which is a welcome development. According to scientists, unusual changes have also been made in the rocket design for the Artemis mission.
The rocket’s RS25 engine was fired for 520 seconds and burned at 113 percent of the total power level. This is because the proposed Orion spacecraft will carry astronauts to the Moon and the rocket engine must be fired or burned for 500 seconds before it leaves Earth’s grip and reaches its destination.
However, more experiments will be done in this regard.
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