Shuttle Testing ImagesA pictorial look at a defining era of space shuttle main engine testing at NASA Stennis.The first space shuttle main engine is installed on May 8, 1975, at the Fred Haise Test Stand (formerly A-1)....NASA officials view the first space shuttle main engine test on May 19, 1975, at NASA Stennis. The test did...Three main propulsion test article engines are shown in this image from 1977.NASA Stennis teams conduct a hot fire of the space shuttle Main Propulsion Test Article in 1979 on the B-2...NASA Stennis teams remove a space shuttle external fuel tank, used in all Main Propulsion Test Article firings, from the...A space shuttle external fuel tank arrives by barge, following transport from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, at NASA Stennis on...NASA Stennis employees install a space shuttle main engine on the B-2 side of the Thad Cochran Test Stand in...Space shuttle Atlantis roars into the sky to launch STS-110 mission to help assemble the International Space Station on April...Thousands view the first-ever evening public engine test of a space shuttle main engine at NASA Stennis on Nov. 8,...Members of the NASA Advisory Council viewing a space shuttle main engine test at NASA Stennis on March 19, 2003.A south Mississippi sunset on July 21, 2003, offers a scenic view of a space shuttle main engine test on...NASA Stennis Test Control Center operators monitor post-test activities Oct. 2, 2003, following a space shuttle main engine hot fire...A rainbow appears in the evaporating steam plume following a space shuttle main engine test on the A-2 Test Stand...A NASA Stennis engineer works on a space shuttle main engine on Sept. 30, 2003.A NASA Stennis engineer inspects a space shuttle main engine in September 2003.NASA Stennis reaches a milestone Jan. 21, 2004, with the 1 millionth second of successful test and flight operations of...NASA Stennis conducts a space shuttle main engine test Aug. 10, 2005, at the A-2 Test Stand. The hot fire...NASA astronauts Jerry Ross, left, and Alan Poindexter view a space shuttle main engine test on the A-2 Test Stand...A 2005 photo collage featuring the A-2 Test Stand and a space shuttle launch highlights NASA Stennis’ contributions to the...Water vapor billows from the Fred Haise Test Stand (formerly A-1) on Aug. 17, 2006, marking the 1,000th test of...NASA Stennis test conductor Brian Childers leads Test Control Center operations during the 1000th test of a space shuttle main...NASA Stennis conducts a space shuttle main engine test on April 21, 2006, at the A-2 Test Stand. The test...NASA astronaut Drew Feustal, far left, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield converse with engineers in the NASA Stennis...NASA Stennis conducts the final space shuttle main engine hot fire on the Fred Haise Test Stand (formerly A-1) on...Workers move a space shuttle main engine into place at the L3Harris Technologies (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne) Engine Assembly Facility at...Young visitors enjoy an up-close view of a space shuttle main engine outside the StenniSphere Museum and Visitor Center at...Workers in the L3Harris Technologies (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne) Engine Assembly Facility at NASA Stennis examine space shuttle flight engine No....NASA conducts a test of space shuttle flight engine No. 2061, the last to be built for the Space Shuttle...NASA conducts the final space shuttle main engine test on July 29, 2009, on the A-2 Test Stand at NASA...A work crew transports space shuttle main engine No. 0525 – the final space shuttle main engine tested at NASA...A work crew at the L3Harris Technologies Engine Assembly Facility processes Engine No. 0525 – the final space shuttle main...Work crews lift space shuttle main engine No. 0525, from the A-2 Test Stand at NASA Stennis on Aug. 17,...
