Space Launch System GallerySpace Launch System GalleryNASA and Boeing engineers conduct anti-geyser testing and monitor data from those tests in a control room at NASA's Marshall...A full-scale replica of the SLS liquid oxygen tank feed system is set up on one of the Marshall Center's...Seen here is the Pegaus barge at Conrad Shipyard near Morgan City, Louisiana. NASA astronaut Steve Bowen and NASA representatives...A 2-percent scale model of the Space Launch System core stage RS-25 engines, in the pictures at left, and a...The first qualification motor for NASA's Space Launch System's booster is installed in ATK's test stand in Utah and is...The final segment of the full-scale version of a five-segment solid rocket motor for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch...A close-up view from the test stand.This is the first of eight tests for the development engine, which will provide NASA engineers with critical data on...The RS-25 engine fires up for a 500-second test Jan. 9 at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis,...Work continues on NASA's Pegasus barge, which is undergoing refurbishments at Conrad Shipyard LLC in Morgan City, Louisiana.NASA engineers at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss., took a major step Dec. 11 towards hotfire testing...The barrel for the engine section of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System, is taken off the Vertical Weld...Testing of the rocket engines for NASA's new Space Launch System (SLS) took another giant leap forward Oct. 24 with...On Oct. 17, crews pour concrete and embed anchor rods to stabilize a new, 215-foot test stand at NASA's Marshall...The Marshall Center, Lockheed Martin and other North Alabama companies have provided critical support on the launch abort system and...A ring and barrel recently loaded onto the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.Test technicians at ATK's facility in Promontory, Utah, examine the booster aft skirt, which is set up for final validation...Engineers just completed hot-fire testing with two 3-D printed rocket injectors.A 5-percent scale model of the Space Launch System (SLS) is ignited Aug. 28 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.A 5-percent scale model of the Space Launch System (SLS) is ignited Aug. 28 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.At NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, all of the flight rings for the Space Launch System's first mission,...Ten barrels have been welded, including the first four LH2 qualification barrels, for the SLS core stage at NASA’s Michoud...The booster forward skirt provides the critical connection between NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and its twin solid...One of the largest composite cryotanks ever built recently completed a battery of tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center...NASA took a big step forward in preparations to test its Space Launch System core stage Aug. 7 with a...A full-scale replica of the SLS liquid oxygen tank feed system is set up on one of the Marshall Center's...America's Next Giant LeapA 170-foot powerhouse -- the Vertical Assembly Center -- will soon be ready to build the core stage of NASA's...RS-25 rocket engine No. 0525 is positioned onto the A-1 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi in...Narayanan Ramachandran, a Jacobs Technology engineer at NASA's Marshall Center, gathers velocity data during recent SLS diffuser testing.The low-profile diffuser undergoes a round of tests at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.This image shows a Scale Model Acoustic Test for NASA's Space Launch System, conducted on July 2, 2014.Technicians at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans lower a qualification ring for the SLS core stage.A barrel is lifted off the Vertical Weld Center (VWC) at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, will be the most powerful rocket in history.The Space Launch System (SLS), Orion spacecraft and commercial crew and cargo vehicles are complementing initiatives that will support NASA’s...A 5-percent scale model, including solid rocket motors, of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is ignited to test how low-...NASA and ATK engineers complete structural loads testing on the Space Launch System (SLS) booster forward skirt at ATK’s facility...Artist concept of Test Stand 4697 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.Artist concept of Test Stand 4693 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.