Space Shuttle main engines | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-17

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00:02:31 1 Components
00:05:24 1.1 Turbopumps
00:05:33 1.1.1 Oxidizer system
00:09:23 1.1.2 Fuel system
00:12:18 1.2 Powerhead
00:12:27 1.2.1 Preburners
00:14:47 1.2.2 Main combustion chamber
00:16:08 1.3 Nozzle
00:18:08 1.4 Controller
00:21:31 1.4.1 Main valves
00:23:09 1.5 Gimbal
00:25:03 1.6 Helium system
00:25:50 2 History
00:25:59 2.1 Development
00:32:39 2.2 Space Shuttle program
00:34:59 2.2.1 Upgrades
00:38:17 2.2.2 Engine throttle/output
00:40:22 2.2.3 Incidents
00:43:01 2.3 After Shuttle
00:43:10 2.3.1 Constellation
00:45:14 2.3.2 Space Launch System
00:47:22 2.3.3 XS-1
00:49:25 3 See also



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The Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25, otherwise known as the Space Shuttle main engine (SSME), is a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine that was used on NASA's Space Shuttle. NASA is planning to continue using the RS-25 on the Space Shuttle's successor, the Space Launch System (SLS).  
Designed and manufactured in the United States by Rocketdyne (later known as Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and Aerojet Rocketdyne), the RS-25 burns cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants, with each engine producing 1,859 kN (418,000 lbf) of thrust at liftoff. Although the RS-25 can trace its heritage back to the 1960s, concerted development of the engine began in the 1970s, with the first flight, STS-1, occurring on April 12, 1981. The RS-25 has undergone several upgrades over its operational history to improve the engine's reliability, safety, and maintenance load.
The engine produces a specific impulse (Isp) of 452 seconds (4.43 km/s) in a vacuum, or 366 seconds (3.59 km/s) at sea level, has a mass of approximately 3.5 tonnes (7,700 pounds), and is capable of throttling between 67% and 109% of its rated power level in one-percent increments. The RS-25 operates at temperatures ranging from −253 °C (−423 °F) to 3300 °C (6000 °F).The Space Shuttle used a cluster of three RS-25 engines mounted in the stern structure of the orbiter, with fuel being drawn from the external tank. The engines were used for propulsion during the entirety of the spacecraft's ascent, with additional thrust being provided by two solid rocket boosters and the orbiter's two AJ-10 orbital maneuvering system engines.  Following each flight, the RS-25 engines were removed from the orbiter, inspected, and refurbished before being reused on another mission.