Anomalocaris Posted August 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 13, 2015 NASA's RS-25 engine could take us to Mars someday. Or at least this is the goal, which could be possible after all, due to the successful test. The engine burned for a full 545 seconds during its test. The early results look promising. NASA TV to Air Test of Space Launch System Engine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted August 14, 2015 #2 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Great videos Anomalocaris. The RS-25 is an awesome machine and they will be cranking it up to 418K lbs of thrust at mean sea level for SLS. Amazing! Edited August 14, 2015 by Merc14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted August 14, 2015 #3 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The power is just mind boggling isn't it!! Captain Risky is sure to upgrade to one of these........ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted August 14, 2015 #4 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The power is just mind boggling isn't it!! Captain Risky is sure to upgrade to one of these........ LMAO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipotep Posted August 14, 2015 #5 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The power is just mind boggling isn't it!! Captain Risky is sure to upgrade to one of these........ Lets kick it and rip it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nzo Posted August 14, 2015 #6 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Well if it's truly the "Ferrari" of jet engines that's probably not a good thing given that Ferrari's are... 1.)ridiculously expensive 2.)ridiculously unreliable 3.)ridiculously expensive to fix 4.)ridiculously hard to find a qualified mechanic to fix them. Which oddly enough sounds about right when looking at the extremely unreliable history of these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted August 14, 2015 #7 Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Well if it's truly the "Ferrari" of jet engines that's probably not a good thing given that Ferrari's are... 1.)ridiculously expensive 2.)ridiculously unreliable 3.)ridiculously expensive to fix 4.)ridiculously hard to find a qualified mechanic to fix them. Which oddly enough sounds about right when looking at the extremely unreliable history of these things. The RS-25 has an exceptional record, especially when you consider it was reused on the Shuttle. What do you mean when you say extremely unreliable? Edited August 14, 2015 by Merc14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 14, 2015 #8 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Which oddly enough sounds about right when looking at the extremely unreliable history of these things. Total nonsense. The RS-25 is based on the SSME, and engine that flew 405 times (135 shuttle missions, 3 engines per mission ). In that time the only in-flight failure was a premature shut down of an engine on STS-51F in 1985, and that was caused by a faulty sensor not an engine malfunction. The SSME had a lot of development issues but in service proved to be one of the most reliable rocket motors ever produced by the USA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltedmusician Posted August 14, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I worked for the company that fabricated the structural components for that test stand, or possibly one just like it. I did ultrasonic weld inspection on it. Nice to see it finally put to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted August 14, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Wow. This is a seriously impressive rocket engine I want one. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted August 14, 2015 #11 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Nice video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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