Space Shuttle Main Engine testing

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Shuttle_Main_Engine_testing
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:rocket_engine_testing
gptkbp:beganIn 1975
gptkbp:endDate 2011
gptkbp:involves hydrogen fuel
static fire tests
component testing
full-duration burns
liquid oxygen oxidizer
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:engineer
technicians
gptkbp:notableFor first full-duration firing in 1979
post-Challenger accident retesting
qualification testing for STS-1
testing for Block II upgrades
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:Stennis_Space_Center
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:purpose ensure safety
certify engines for flight
verify engine performance
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Main_Engine
gptkbp:resultedIn engine certification
engine improvements
gptkbp:testStand gptkb:B-2_Test_Stand
gptkb:A-1_Test_Stand
gptkb:A-2_Test_Stand
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:Space_Shuttle_program
RS-25 engine development
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:B-2_Test_Stand
gptkb:A-1_Test_Stand
gptkb:B-1_Test_Stand
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle Main Engine testing