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NASA is testing the\\xa0Space Launch System\\xa0(SLS) rocket\\u2019s 212-foot tall core stage- the tallest rocket stage the agency has ever built- with a\\xa0Green Run\\xa0test on Earth before launch day. The core stage design will be used for all configurations of the SLS rocket, and the\\xa0series of eight tests\\xa0will verify the stage is ready for the first and future Artemis lunar missions.

On this episode, Beth speaks with Doug Bradley, RS-25 Deputy Program Manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Yassaman Liaghati from Boeing, Tyler Nester, SLS Chief of Staff at NASA MSFC, and Maury Vander, from NASA Stennis to discuss this exciting milestone!\\xa0

The last test is a hot fire test with all four of the stage\\u2019s RS-25 engines firing, just as they will during the Artemis I launch. After the firing test at NASA\\u2019s Stennis Space Center, the stage will be assembled with the other parts of the rocket and the Orion spacecraft, in preparation for the first integrated flight of SLS and Orion on Artemis I.

What IS the Artemis Green Run Test? Start here with this video: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram/greenrun

Green Run Overview: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/sls-core-stage-green-run-tests-critical-systems-for-artemis-I.html

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Most Recent Completed Test (Test 5)\\xa0