The SLS RS-25 Moon Rocket Engine: Eight Minutes of Pure Power | NASA Marshall

The SLS RS-25 Moon Rocket Engine: Eight Minutes of Pure Power | NASA Marshall

When NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket roars to life on the launch pad, NASA’s Artemis astronauts inside the Orion spacecraft will feel the power of the rocket’s four RS-25 engines for eight minutes. The four RS-25 engines on SLS are the most efficient engines ever built. Two giant propellant tanks on the SLS core stage provide the fuel to power the engines that, together, provide more than 2 million pounds of thrust to help launch NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon. 

The RS-25 engines are produced by Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies Company. Watch this video to learn more about how these engines have been adapted from the Space Shuttle Program for the SLS rocket’s bold missions into deep space. 

For more information about SLS, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/sls

Learn more about NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

Credit: NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

Duration: 56 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 28, 2023

#NASA #Space #ArtemisProgram #Artemis #Moon #NASASLS #SpaceLaunchSystem #SLS #Rocket #Engine #RS25 #Propulsion #RocketScience #AerojetRocketdyne #MoonToMars #DeepSpace #SpaceEngineering #SpaceTechnology #Astronauts #HumanSpaceflight #MSFC #UnitedStates #SolarSystem #SpaceExploration #STEM #Education #HD #Video