Tag: SMAT

  • SMAT firings ramp up for SLS acoustic testing

    SMAT firings ramp up for SLS acoustic testing

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    The mini-me version of the Space Launch System (SLS) is now being put through its paces as part of the Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) program. The heavily instrumented five percent scale model of the SLS is being used to provide data on the acoustical energy that could be expected during launch, in turn feeding…

  • SMAT fires up to open SLS acoustic testing

    SMAT fires up to open SLS acoustic testing

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    The Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT) – a mini-me version of the SLS – has fired up for the first time at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The tests are focused on providing data to engineering teams who are tasked with designing the Sound Suppression System that will protect the Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle…

  • Stennis preparing to throttle up SLS engine testing

    Stennis preparing to throttle up SLS engine testing

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    NASA’s Stennis Space Center is deep into preparations for numerous engine testing for the Space Launch System (SLS), ranging from the old, the new and the miniature. Continued J-2X testing will next take place on the A-2 Test Stand, while the A-1 Test Stand will conduct RS-25 testing next year. Meanwhile the 116 Test Stand…

  • SLS SMAT: The Mini-Me version of the monster rocket

    SLS SMAT: The Mini-Me version of the monster rocket

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    The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is constructing a scaled version of the Space Launch System (SLS), ahead of test firing it later this year. Known as the Scale Model Acoustic Test (SMAT), the mini-version of the SLS will have functioning rockets mimicking both the core engines and boosters. SLS SMAT: Continuing the heritage of…