March 13, 2016

NASA tests first rocket engine designed to send humans to Mars

RS-25 NASA has successfully tested their first RS-25 rocket engine for the agency's next heavy lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), for 500 seconds. The SLS, which will use 4 RS-25 engines in its core stage, is designed to take humans to deep space destinations like asteroids or Mars. NASA stated that "the next time rocket engine No. 2059 fires for that length of time, it will… Read More

Source: TechCrunch