most powerful rocket engine

Drone · Jan 29, 2013, 10:30 PM

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At the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, a team of young NASA engineers are disassembling, examining, reassembling, and firing the F-1 — the most powerful rocket engine ever built by the United States. With five F-1 engines, Saturn V, which first launched in 1967, is still the largest and most powerful rocket ever created. Each F-1 engine burned 3,357 gallons (12,710 liters) of propellant every second.

Ok less blah, it's not rocket science (well it is), more stuff, watch the videos:

HammerON · Jan 29, 2013, 10:48 PM

Now that is one big rocket. And to think it took 5 of them

FordGT90Concept · Jan 29, 2013, 10:51 PM

Why are they doing this? If they're not intending to use it to put something in space, they're wasting money.

Norton · Jan 29, 2013, 10:51 PM

Space Shuttle engines (SSME's) are tiny compared to those!!!

Even the fuel pump on that thing is massive

*Hint- turbine that runs the fuel pump is 55,000 hp

TriggerWolf · Jan 29, 2013, 10:53 PM

dem flames...

A fine example of technology. But damn, hundreds of thousands of liters of propellant burnt in just a few seconds!

Batou1986 · Jan 29, 2013, 11:16 PM

anyone else on the east cost see the red contrail from the rocket they launched out of VA tonight it was pretty cool.
http://www.space.com/19519-nasa-rock...play-2013.html

MT Alex · Jan 29, 2013, 11:58 PM

Built with slide rules, horn rimmed glasses, coffee and cigarettes.

tastegw · Jan 30, 2013, 12:36 AM

But can it run...

Krazy Owl · Jan 30, 2013, 11:36 PM

I remember having one of these in my Ford Festiva. :P

Easy Rhino · Jan 31, 2013, 12:39 AM

terrible gas mileage

Krazy Owl · Jan 31, 2013, 04:24 AM

Whatever...I got there in less than 5 minutes.

1freedude · Jan 31, 2013, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Krazy Owl

Whatever...I got there in less than 5 minutes.

And on a single tank

Krazy Owl · Jan 31, 2013, 08:18 AM

Yup. The hardest was the braking and steering.

Drone · Jan 31, 2013, 10:13 AM

NASA has launched Atlas 5 rocket today. Would like to post it here:

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The U.S. space agency's first launch of 2013, the new Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K (TDRS-K for short) soared spaceward atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:48 p.m. EST (0148 Jan. 31 GMT).

Liftoff is always amazing.

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