Monday, February 22, 2021

SLS Update #2: The Second Green Run Hot Fire Test Will NOT Take Place on February 25...

The Space Launch System's core stage booster is installed atop the B-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi...back in early January of 2020.
NASA / SSC

Earlier today, it was reported that the second Green Run hot fire test for the Space Launch System's Artemis 1 core stage booster will not take place this Thursday, February 25. This is due to a valve issue that engineers discovered during checkout preparations carried out atop the B-2 Test Stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center over the past weekend. Click here for more details. It is widely believed that Artemis 1 will now launch no sooner than early 2022 (next February, presumably) due to any hot fire that is conducted after this week. We'll see.

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