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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by nine_k on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:08PM (#24064357)
You likely meant his engine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RD-180

It wasn't used in the Soviet lunar program; these are remnants of the Soviet Space Shuttle-like program (specifically the Energia rocket that lifted the Buran space plane).

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Re:SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video] by jcun4128 on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @03:17PM (#24064438)
yeah that's possible those are the ones, I just remember seeing some documentary about finding these Russian rocket engines that were hidden away to protect them from being destroyed I think

edit: oh it's NK33/RD180 [0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMbl_ofF3AM

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