11-06-2012 08:44 During a record-breaking June 8 test, engineers throttled the J-2X powerpack up and down several times to explore numerous operating points required for the fuel and oxidizer turbopumps. The results of this test will be useful for determining performance and hardware life for the J-2X engine turbopumps. The J-2X engine will power the upper stage of the evolved NASA\u00b9s Space Launch System, an advanced heavy-lift rocket that will provide an entirely new national capability for human exploration beyond Earth\u00b9s orbit. The test was conducted at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in south Mississippi. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is developing the J-2X engine for NASA\u00b9s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. (NASA\/SSC)<\/p>\n
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