NASA commits SLS booster rocket to “Green Run” static testing

NASA has decided to put a major component of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket through a "Green Run" in the runup to the scheduled 2021 launch of the Artemis 1 lunar mission. The July 25 announcement by space agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine opens the way for the 212-ft-tall (65-m) core stage of the giant booster to be put through a series of major preflight tests that will include an eight-minute engine burn.

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