1 posted on
03/29/2017 7:38:36 AM PDT by
BenLurkin
A quartet of RS-25 engines, leftover from the space shuttle era and repeatedly reused... must fire at 109 percent of capability for SLS compared to operating at 104.5 percent of power level capability for shuttle flights....“also will operate with colder liquid oxygen and engine compartment temperatures, higher propellant pressure and greater exhaust nozzle heating.” What could possibly go wrong?
2 posted on
03/29/2017 7:40:46 AM PDT by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
To achieve the higher thrust level required, the RS-25 engines must fire at 109 percent of capability for SLS...Why not make an engine 9% more powerful?
5 posted on
03/29/2017 8:46:02 AM PDT by
raybbr
(That progressive bumper sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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