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NASA’s Massive Artemis Moon Rocket Set for Second Hot Fire Test Today 1500 EDT (1900 UTC)

posted by chromas on Thursday March 18 2021, @03:22PM   
from the will-it-go-well-or-will-it-go-BOOM? dept.

martyb writes:

NASA’s Massive Artemis Moon Rocket Set for Second Hot Fire Test – Watch Live Coverage Today:

NASA is targeting a two-hour test window that opens at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 18, for the second hot fire test of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

The agency plans to begin live coverage on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app approximately 30 minutes before the hot fire. The team will refine the timeline as it proceeds through operations. NASA will provide updates on the operations and the target hot fire time at @NASA and the Artemis blog.

[...] A post-test briefing will follow on NASA Television approximately two hours after the test.

Previously:
Green Run Update: NASA Proceeds with Plans for Second Hot Fire Test
After a Decade, NASA’s Big Rocket Fails its First Real Test
NASA TV to Air Hot Fire Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Missions

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• Re:A window for a static fire? (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Thursday March 18 2021, @04:39PM

  by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday March 18 2021, @04:39PM (#1125830) Journal

  Yes:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_development_history#Starship_SN10 [wikipedia.org]

  Two launch attempts were conducted on 3 March. The first launch attempt at 20:14 UTC was automatically aborted after a single Raptor engine produced too much thrust while throttling up. The expected launch was delayed by 3 hours after increasing the tolerance. The day's second attempt resulted in a successful launch with ascent, engine cutoffs, flip maneuver, descent, flap control, and landing burn.

  Also, SN9 had three static fire tests within the same window on January 13, which may have been an impromptu decision.

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