Rebecca Strecker Stennis Space Center, Miss 228-688-3249 rebecca a strecker@nasa gov

Daniel Kanigan Marshall Space Flight Center, Ala 256-544-6849 daniel n kanigan@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-229

MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW NEXT J-2X ROCKET ENGINE TEST

BAY ST LOUIS, Miss -- Reporters are invited to NASA's John C Stennis Space Center in Mississippi on Wednesday, Nov 9 to view a test firing of the J-2X rocket engine, a key component of NASA's Space Launch System, which will carry the Orion spacecraft, its crew, cargo, equipment and science experiments beyond Earth orbit

Designed for crew or cargo missions, the heavy-lift will be safe, affordable and sustainable, and help NASA explore deep space

To attend, reporters must contact Stennis public affairs at 228-688-3333 or e-mail rebecca a strecker@nasa gov no later than noon on Nov 8 Media must arrive by 1 p m CST The J-2X test is scheduled for approximately 3 p m

Prior to the test, reporters may tour Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne's engine assembly facility, where J-2X engines are prepared for testing and shipment Following the test, media are invited to participate in a news conference with NASA officials

Media representatives not attending the test may submit questions for the news conference to rebecca a strecker@nasa gov All questions must be received no later than 11 a m Nov 9

Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne is developing the J-2X engine for NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala The SLS rocket engines will use a liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propulsion system, which will include the J-2X engine for the upper stage and RS-25D/E engines (space shuttle main engines) for the core stage

The test also will air live on NASA TV at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Engine test schedules are subject to change If changes occur, journalists who have responded will be notified via e-mail

For more information about NASA's Space Launch System, visit:

http://www nasa gov/sls

For information about Stennis, visit:

http://www nasa gov/centers/stennis

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