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To: webheart

Are they still using Russian rocket engines? Then...


11 posted on 11/16/2017 9:18:16 AM PST by Patriot777 ("When you see these things begin to happen, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.")
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To: Patriot777

SpaceX doesn’t use Russian engines. That’s the United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V, one of SpaceX’s competitors. In fact, SpaceX is (or was) working on one of the potential replacement engines to get the Russian engines out of the Atlas.


14 posted on 11/16/2017 10:13:13 AM PST by Campion (Halten Sie sich unbedingt an die Lehre!)
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To: Patriot777
Are they still using Russian rocket engines? Then...

"Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles. SpaceX also plans to use Merlin engines on its upcoming Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. Merlin engines use RP-1 and liquid oxygen as rocket propellants in a gas-generator power cycle. The Merlin engine was originally designed for sea recovery and reuse.

The injector at the heart of Merlin is of the pintle type that was first used in the Apollo program for the lunar module landing engine (LMDE)."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_(rocket_engine_family)

SpaceX Merlin (& Raptor ) Engine R&D, GPU-Powered

15 posted on 11/16/2017 10:16:32 AM PST by BwanaNdege ("The church ... is not the master or the servant of the state, but the conscience" - Luther)
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