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SLS RL10 Engine Test

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  • 16-11-2016 6:58pm
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    Capt'n Midnight
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    http://www.space.com/34547-nasa-megarocket-rl10-engine-test-photo.html
    rl10-engine.jpg
    The RL10, a rocket engine developed in the 1950s by Pratt & Whitney, flew first in 1963. This engine has travelled to each planet in our solar system, powering spacecraft such as Voyager 1 — the first to reach interstellar space.

    The RL10 rocket engine out-performs all other current engines and has over half a century of performance and documented reliability to its name. With more than 400 flights, over 15,000 hot fires on record and more than 2.3 million seconds of hot fire operation time with a greater than 0.999 demonstrated reliability during its use, the RL10 has earned its place in history.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RL10


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