Space Shuttle Main Engines
E33426
The Space Shuttle Main Engines were highly efficient, reusable liquid-fuel rocket engines that powered NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters during launch and ascent into space.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle Main Engine | 4 |
| Space Shuttle Main Engines canonical | 3 |
| RS-25 | 2 |
| RS-25 engine | 1 |
| SSME | 1 |
| Space Shuttle Main Engine program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Space Shuttle Main Engines Context triple: [NASA Space Shuttle program, propulsion, Space Shuttle Main Engines]
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Space Transportation System
Space Transportation System is the formal name for NASA’s Space Shuttle program, which developed and operated reusable spacecraft for human spaceflight and orbital missions from 1981 to 2011.
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Space Shuttle solid rocket booster joint
The Space Shuttle solid rocket booster joint was a critical structural connection in the shuttle’s boosters whose flawed O-ring sealing design contributed to the Challenger disaster.
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C.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
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D.
Atlas-Centaur
Atlas-Centaur was an American expendable launch vehicle family that combined an Atlas booster with a high-energy Centaur upper stage to send payloads, including early interplanetary probes, into space.
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E.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Space Shuttle Main Engines Target entity description: The Space Shuttle Main Engines were highly efficient, reusable liquid-fuel rocket engines that powered NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters during launch and ascent into space.
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A.
Space Transportation System
Space Transportation System is the formal name for NASA’s Space Shuttle program, which developed and operated reusable spacecraft for human spaceflight and orbital missions from 1981 to 2011.
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B.
Space Shuttle solid rocket booster joint
The Space Shuttle solid rocket booster joint was a critical structural connection in the shuttle’s boosters whose flawed O-ring sealing design contributed to the Challenger disaster.
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C.
Saturn V
Saturn V was a powerful American heavy-lift launch vehicle used during the Apollo and Skylab programs to send astronauts and payloads into space, including missions to the Moon.
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D.
Atlas-Centaur
Atlas-Centaur was an American expendable launch vehicle family that combined an Atlas booster with a high-energy Centaur upper stage to send payloads, including early interplanetary probes, into space.
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E.
Falcon 9 rocket
The Falcon 9 rocket is a partially reusable, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by SpaceX that has revolutionized commercial spaceflight through frequent, cost-effective missions and routine booster landings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryogenic rocket engine
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liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ reusable rocket engine ⓘ rocket engine family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Space Shuttle Main Engines
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surface form:
RS-25
Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ
surface form:
SSME
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| chamberPressure | about 207 bar ⓘ |
| controlSystem | digital engine controller ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | regenerative cooling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cycleType | staged combustion cycle ⓘ |
| derivativeDesignation |
RS-25D
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RS-25D ⓘ
surface form:
RS-25E
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| designAgency |
Marshall Space Flight Center
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surface form:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
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| developmentStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | STS-1 ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1981-04-12 ⓘ |
| fuelPumpType | high-speed turbopumps ⓘ |
| gimbalCapability | thrust vector control for vehicle steering ⓘ |
| heritageProgram | Space Launch System ⓘ |
| lastShuttleFlight | STS-135 ⓘ |
| lastShuttleFlightDate | 2011-07-08 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aerojet Rocketdyne
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surface form:
Rocketdyne
|
| mountingLocation | aft fuselage of the Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
among the most efficient chemical rocket engines ever flown
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throttleable during ascent ⓘ |
| numberOfEnginesPerOrbiter | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| oxidizerToFuelMixtureRatio | approximately 6:1 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | main propulsion during launch and ascent ⓘ |
| propellantType |
liquid hydrogen
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability | designed for multiple flights ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | redundant control systems ⓘ |
| specificImpulseAtSeaLevel | about 366 seconds ⓘ |
| specificImpulseInVacuum | about 452 seconds ⓘ |
| statusAfterShuttleRetirement | refurbished for Space Launch System core stage ⓘ |
| testFacility | Stennis Space Center ⓘ |
| throttleRange | approximately 67 percent to 109 percent of rated power level ⓘ |
| thrustAtSeaLevel | about 1.8 meganewtons per engine ⓘ |
| thrustInVacuum | about 2.1 meganewtons per engine ⓘ |
| usedForProgram |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
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| usedOnVehicle |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ Space Shuttle Columbia ⓘ Space Shuttle Discovery ⓘ Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
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Subject: Space Shuttle Main Engines Description of subject: The Space Shuttle Main Engines were highly efficient, reusable liquid-fuel rocket engines that powered NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters during launch and ascent into space.
Referenced by (12)
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