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Could the SSMEs of the SLS do retro burns?
Why didn’t the space shuttle’s engine-out checklists include steps for attempting a relight?How do they simulate the SLS engine environment?Space Launch System (SLS) costsWhy can the Falcon 9 be reused while the SLS cannot?How does SpaceX plan to achieve reusability of the Falcon 9 *second* stage?Can the SLS reuse its solid rocket boosters?Could the solid boosters of SLS be replaced by reusable Falcon 9 first stages?What are the differences between SLS and Ares V?Can SLS use subcooled LOX?Why will SLS Block I bring less mass to LEO than the STS shuttle system did?Could the SLS reach orbit without solid rocket boosters?
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The SLS will use the main engines of the space shuttle. Are these capable of retro-burns in the upper atmosphere like SpaceX’s Merlin engines?
More broadly, could the SLS’ main engines and supporting thrusters perform a vertical landing if programmed with proper software?
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The SLS will use the main engines of the space shuttle. Are these capable of retro-burns in the upper atmosphere like SpaceX’s Merlin engines?
More broadly, could the SLS’ main engines and supporting thrusters perform a vertical landing if programmed with proper software?
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The SLS will use the main engines of the space shuttle. Are these capable of retro-burns in the upper atmosphere like SpaceX’s Merlin engines?
More broadly, could the SLS’ main engines and supporting thrusters perform a vertical landing if programmed with proper software?
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The SLS will use the main engines of the space shuttle. Are these capable of retro-burns in the upper atmosphere like SpaceX’s Merlin engines?
More broadly, could the SLS’ main engines and supporting thrusters perform a vertical landing if programmed with proper software?
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They cannot, because SSMEs cannot be restarted in flight. See this answer for the details as to why.
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Wow. That’s a bummer. This thing really is the Senate Launch System.
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They cannot, because SSMEs cannot be restarted in flight. See this answer for the details as to why.
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IMHO it's criminal to dump those SSMEs into the ocean.
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Wow. That’s a bummer. This thing really is the Senate Launch System.
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IMHO it's criminal to dump those SSMEs into the ocean.
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Wow. That’s a bummer. This thing really is the Senate Launch System.
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Wow. That’s a bummer. This thing really is the Senate Launch System.
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– techSultan
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IMHO it's criminal to dump those SSMEs into the ocean.
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