NASA Tests Engine for Manned Flight Into Deep Space
Engineers tested a new rocket engine at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Thursday, October 19. The engine is intended to work with the Orion, a spacecraft designed for manned missions out of Earth’s orbit and into deep space.
The engine is expected to power Orion on an upcoming manned NASA exploration mission, a news release said. It would be Orion’s first mission. Credit: NASA via Storyful