Saturday, March 12, 2016

I wouldn't want to be walking by underneath when that went off.



NASA engineers at Stennis Space Center tested RS-25 engine No. 2059 on the A-1 Test Stand this week. This was the first flight engine for NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), to be tested at Stennis. RS-25 engine No. 2059 arrived at the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center on Nov. 4, 2015.
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  1. LouMarch 12, 2016 at 4:52 PM

    what I've been able to find out is that one of those RD-25 engines burns 375 gallons of fuel per second. With four of them on the SLS they will empty a swimming pool in 60 seconds. And I thought my old Scout was thirsty!

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    1. c w swansonMarch 12, 2016 at 6:14 PM

      Certainly beats the fuel consumption of the Dodge.

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