Tag: Hot Fire Testing
Today marks a momentous occasion for the European Space Agency (ESA) as the Ariane 6, the latest and most advanced member of the Ariane rocket family, is set to embark on its inaugural flight. This launch from the Guiana...
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Lampoldshausen successfully tested the upper stage of Ariane 6 for the first time on 5 October 2022.
Original article from DLR
A hot-fire test is a highly demanding...
NASA conducted a successful full-duration test Dec. 15 to begin a new series of testing for state-of-the-art RS-25 engines to help power the agency's Space Launch System (SLS), America's new deep-space rocket, on future missions to the Moon and Mars.
The first...