NEW YORK, July 30. / Corr. TASS Aleksey Kachalin /. US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has conducted Friday test firing rockets RS-25, upgraded to the parameters of the heavy carrier rocket SLS (Space Launch System), with which planned to ship a flight two years later Orion ( ” Orion “) to Mars. This was reported by NASA.
The tests were conducted at the site Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis (Mississippi). “RS-25 worked for 650 seconds Engine, becoming another successful step in the SLS development, which will allow a person to go into space like never far away and possibly make a trip to Mars”, – explained in the NASA
Cosmic. US agency explained that these rocket engines previously installed on the space shuttle, “shuttle”, the operation of which was completed in 2011 after 135 launches. RS-25 refined and equipped with a new control unit that allows for communication between the vehicle and the engine.
The current series of tests RD started July 14 and was carried out by specialists NASA, and companies Aerojet Rocketdyne and Syncom Space Services. They are the main contractors for the assembly RS-25 and operation of the landfill facilities in Mississippi.
US space agency plans this year to spend four tests of rocket engines of this type. The next is scheduled for August 18.
The first launch of the ship Orion using SLS is scheduled for late 2018. NASA manned flight to the Red Planet expects to carry out around mid-2030′s. Before Orion flight to Mars should be sent several robotic missions that will study the surface and atmosphere of planets and determine the place of the future of the ship landing with astronauts. NASA Director Charles Bolden said that the US is interested in working on this project with other countries, including Russia.
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