Dec. 5, 2012

Rebecca Strecker, NASA News Chief
NASA Public Affairs Office
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
(228) 688-3249
Rebecca.A.Strecker@nasa.gov
RELEASE: CLT-12-134

J-2X POWERPACK TEST LIGHTS UP THE SKY



A burst of flame from a J-2X Powerpack test-firing lit up the sky on 
Dec. 5, 2012 at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.



For the first time, the Space Launch System team invited Twitter 
followers behind-the-scenes for an all-day Tweet Chat, allowing the 
public to track test day activities and ask questions during this 
1,286-second test.



The J-2X engine, built by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne of Canoga 
Park, Calif., will power the upper stage of NASA's Space Launch 
System, managed at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, 
Ala. The new heavy-lift rocket system will launch the Orion 
spacecraft and enable humans to explore new destinations beyond 
low-Earth orbit.



For information about Stennis, visit: 
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/stennis.


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