Milestone Test Firing of NASA’s SLS Monster Rocket Engine Advances Human Path to Deep Space

Universe Today ^ | Ken Kremer

[GingisK]

Yes! I tried to add some scale in mine, but it really doesn't work:

The engine by itself is really large:

[NCC-1701]

Out of the 65 F-1’s that flew, not one of them had any problems. They all burned as expected. Out of the 65 J-2’s that flew, three of them (2 on Apollo 6 and one on Apollo 13) cut out early. They had a slight affect on the expected orbits. They proved to be some of the most reliable poweplants designed, built, and flown. I love watching the tests on Youtube. Raw power on display. And they sounded great.

[jpsb]

Thanks for the lesson, I’ve seen impulse in stats on rocket engines but never brother to look it up. I thought thrust, thrust, thrust. Rocket science is not my thing. thx again.

[HeadOn]

Huntsville!

[GingisK]

While they have that hardware in Huntsville, those pictures were taken at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Saturn V display in Huntsville is laying horizontally on the ground. You can get a better feeling of its monstrosity.

The F-1 engine is really big and boasts mind-boggling statistics.

I love that stuff!