Technicians practice operations with the RS-25 pathfinder engine that recently arrived at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Technicians practice operations with the RS-25 pathfinder engine that recently arrived at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The pathfinder is the same size and shape as the four RS-25 flight engines that will provide thrust for the Space Launch System (SLS), the world’s most powerful rocket, and the Orion spacecraft on missions into deep space. The engine pathfinder provides “hands-on” training for technicians who will be transporting and handling flight engines. Like the pathfinder, the flight engines will be shipped from Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to Michoud where they will be attached to the 212-foot-tall core stage manufactured at Michoud.
Image Credit: NASA/MSFC Michoud image: Jude Guidry