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Re:NASA Engineers Resurrect And Test F-1 Engine Gas Generator by scrumper on Friday January 25, 2013 @06:59AM (#5115029)
That is kind of a beast: the part they're excited about test firing - which generates 31,000lb of thrust - is just the motor for the fuel pump for the main engine!
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Re:NASA Engineers Resurrect And Test F-1 Engine Gas Generator by gbaygon on Friday January 25, 2013 @08:49AM (#5115333)
As a side note, the main engine generated around 1,500,000lb of thrust!
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Re:NASA Engineers Resurrect And Test F-1 Engine Gas Generator by scrumper on Friday January 25, 2013 @10:26AM (#5115812)
I know! I am a twelve year old boy again; had a great morning reading up on this.

(There is a downside to being a child again: I have a strong urge to cheapen this by saying something like, "That's almost enough to lift your momma off the couch.")

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