Artemis I, for instance, which took off back in 2022, did so thanks to a SLS powered by four RS-25 engines. All of them had already been flown on the Space Shuttle at some point in the past.

Four veteran Space Shuttle Main Engines will benchmark the performance of the rookie Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage in the final two critical tests of NASA’s Green Run campaign.

SLS’s initial operating capability uses leftover Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) hardware as the engines for the Core Stage of the vehicle. The Boeing-built Core is a ground-started sustainer ...

One effect of the short was a loss of power to the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) controllers. According to Hale: "The A computer on the Center SSME lost power, never to be recovered.

There is long process to get the Space Shuttle into Orbit around the Earth! 📼Video Summary: There is a long process to getting the Space Shuttle ready to launch! If it lands Vandenburg Air Force Base ...

Common propellant combinations include liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen (used in the Space Shuttle main engines), or solid propellants (used in some rocket boosters). Advanced propulsion ...

After several delays, NASA said Friday that space shuttle Discovery is scheduled for launch in five days. Commander Lee Archambault and his six crewmates are now scheduled to lift off to the ...