More NASA stuff

[boatme]

As some know my brother works at NASA he shared this with me today
I think it is way cool

Hope this attachment works

[RPM]

Those are some cool photos.. Whats your brother do at NASA?

[boatme]

This is his title

InDyne Imagery Support Manager
Kennedy Space Center, Florida

He is in charge of documenting many things that go on at NASA via photo and video

[JJ Apache]

Those were too cool!

[Sea-Dated]

Very Cool pics.....

[Roger 1]

Thanks for sharing those with us Marc! I'd love to see a launch someday.

Roger

[Perlmudder]

that is so friggin neat! i don't care how old someone is, that is just cool!

[DollaBill]

awesome stuff. Looks like quad turbos on the main engines. I actually thought the engines would be larger.

I saw a night launch back in '96 and it was incredible from about 100 miles away on a clear night

[Perlmudder]

so the real question is, how much power are these engines making? 50,000 hp? 100,000 hp? 500,000 hp?

and can i get one in my new 50ft mystic...?

[cigdaze]

Awesome!!

About 37 million horsepower at liftoff.

[cigdaze]

Shuttle SRB test.

[JJ Apache]

that is so friggin neat! i don't care how old someone is, that is just cool!

Are you calling us OLD?...........

[Chris]

awesome stuff. Looks like quad turbos on the main engines. I actually thought the engines would be larger.

I saw a night launch back in '96 and it was incredible from about 100 miles away on a clear night

Those turbos are gas-turbine-powered fuel pumps. Each engine consumes approx. 25,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen per minute so they need a BIG pump.

[Perlmudder]

Those turbos are gas-turbine-powered fuel pumps. Each engine consumes approx. 25,000 gallons of liquid hydrogen per minute so they need a BIG pump.

It's true! You do know everything Chris!!

[Perlmudder]

Shuttle SRB test.

That is so cool! Imagine what they have holding that thing down!

[Sea-Dated]

Shuttle SRB test.

Anyone have some marshmallows and coat hangers? We can make s'mores.....

[drpete3]

Awesome!!

About 37 million horsepower at liftoff.

You r making that up.

[Chris]

It's true! You do know everything Chris!!

I'm a total dork. I love this sort of stuff and absorb it like a sponge. Especially the space program. I watched every Mercury and Apollo shot for every second they televised coverage. And read everything printed about it.

I was at a trade show a few years back in Orlando. My wife flew down on the last day and we headed East for the weekend. They had just redone the Saturn V and built the new building and she begrudgingly went along. I $hit you not, I looked at that thing for 3 hours straight. Every nut, bolt, rivet... If they'd have let me crawl up into it, I'd still be there. For me, it was the equivalent of the most devout Catholic visiting the Vatican and meeting the Pope.

[cigdaze]

You r making that up.

Nope. I kid you not. 37 million horsepower.

The fuel pumps alone require 70,000 horsepower just to pump the fuel fast enough.

[cigdaze]

I'm a total dork. I love this sort of stuff and absorb it like a sponge. Especially the space program. I watched every Mercury and Apollo shot for every second they televised coverage. And read everything printed about it.

I was at a trade show a few years back in Orlando. My wife flew down on the last day and we headed East for the weekend. They had just redone the Saturn V and built the new building and she begrudgingly went along. I $hit you not, I looked at that thing for 3 hours straight. Every nut, bolt, rivet... If they'd have let me crawl up into it, I'd still be there. For me, it was the equivalent of the most devout Catholic visiting the Vatican and meeting the Pope.

I love it. I about had the same religious experience. One of my engineering professors was the lead engineer on the Saturn V program, oh the stories he'd tell.