Harmony node and Japanese Kibo laboratory for the International Space Station (STS-120 and STS-124), as well as the final flight of the orbiter Discovery (STS-133). In position 2 (bottom left), engine 2056 earlier launched on four shuttle missions, including the installation of the Quest airlock for the International Space Station (STS-104) the fourth Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission (STS-109) and the two return to flight missions after the loss of space shuttle Columbia (STS-114 and STS-121).Įngine 2058 in position 3 (bottom right) was part of six shuttle missions, including the delivery of the U.S. Among the flights it helped launch was Mercury astronaut John Glenn's return to flight (STS-95) the 100th space shuttle flight (STS-92) the delivery of Japan's exposed facility to the International Space Station (STS-127) and the final shuttle mission (STS-135).
#Nasa space shuttle liftoff serial numbers#
In addition to the development of a new controller and software, the four engines flying on Artemis 1 also have additional insulation on their nozzles to protect them from the exhaust of the solid rocket boosters.Īll four of the RS-25 engines (opens in new tab) installed on the Artemis 1 core stage - serial numbers 2045, 2056, 20 - have history with the space shuttle flying into low-Earth orbit.Įngine 2045, installed in position 1 (at top left when viewed from below), first flew on 12 shuttle missions spanning 13 years, from 1998 through 2011.
The four Artemis 1 Space Launch System RS-25 engines first flew on 21 space shuttle missions.
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