Media Invited to Up Close Look at Engine Test Facilities for Next Deep Space Rocket

[NASA News <hqnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jan. 20, 2012

Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1979/5241 
michael.j.braukus@xxxxxxxx / j.d.harrington@xxxxxxxx 

Jennifer Stanfield
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
jennifer.m.stanfield@xxxxxxxx

Rebecca Strecker 
Stennis Space Center, Miss. 
228-688-3249 
rebecca.a.strecker@xxxxxxxx

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-012

MEDIA INVITED TO UP CLOSE LOOK AT ENGINE TEST FACILITIES FOR NEXT DEEP SPACE ROCKET

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- Media representatives are invited to NASA's 
Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Jan. 25 for a 
behind-the-scenes look at the facilities used for testing the J-2X 
engines that will launch astronauts on missions to deep space aboard 
the Space Launch System (SLS).

Journalists will have the opportunity to visit the:
-- Test Control Center that manages all J-2X test-firings
-- A-1 Test Stand where J-2X powerpack testing is set to begin soon
-- Engine Assembly Facility where final assembly of the J-2X is 
completed 

NASA officials will brief media on the new SLS and J-2X engine, the 
process for preparing an engine for testing, and what takes place on 
the day of an engine test.

Participants include:
-- Tom Byrd, J-2X engine lead in the SLS Liquid Engines Office at 
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
-- Gary Benton, J-2X engine testing project manager at Stennis

To attend, media representatives must contact Rebecca Strecker at 
228-688-3249 or rebecca.a.strecker@xxxxxxxx no later than noon CST on 
Jan. 24. News media must arrive no later than 9 a.m. on Jan. 25 to 
allow time for clearance and escort on site and must be wearing flat, 
closed-toe shoes.

For more information on the J-2X engine, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/j2x 

For more information on the Space Launch System, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/sls

	
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