Jan 20 2012

From The Space Library

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-012 MEDIA INVITED TO UP CLOSE LOOK AT ENGINE TEST FACILITIES FOR NEXT DEEP SPACE ROCKET

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- Media representatives are invited to NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Jan. 25 for a behind-the-scenes look at the facilities used for testing the J-2X engines that will launch astronauts on missions to deep space aboard the Space Launch System (SLS). Journalists will have the opportunity to visit the:-- Test Control Center that manages all J-2X test-firings-- A-1 Test Stand where J-2X powerpack testing is set to begin soon-- Engine Assembly Facility where final assembly of the J-2X is completed NASA officials will brief media on the new SLS and J-2X engine, the process for preparing an engine for testing, and what takes place on the day of an engine test. Participants include:-- Tom Byrd, J-2X engine lead in the SLS Liquid Engines Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.-- Gary Benton, J-2X engine testing project manager at Stennis.