Static Fire
RS-25 Engine Test
Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 00:00 UTC
Static Fire
Details
/01NASA is conducting a hot fire of an RS-25 engine as part of certification testing for future SLS (Space Launch System) rockets. The test of developmental RS-25 engine No. 10001 is planned to run for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds) and throttle up to 111% of its rated power level.
Type
Static Fire
Duration
N/A
Location
Fred Haise Test Stand, NASA’s Stennis Space Center
Status
Scheduled
Agencies
/03National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Government
Programs
/04Artemis
The Artemis program is a US government-funded crewed spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region.