Saturn 5 engine fires again. Used in testing new fuel mixtures for the Constellation project.

Comments [1] posted: Aug 20, 2008 Greg O'Byrne

rs18Engine Former Moon Engine Burns Bright Once More

The RS-18 engine has been resurrected and re-purposed to test fuel mixtures for the new Constellation program.

I will take this opportunity to drop in a classic clip of the Apollo 11 launch:


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tags: [apollo | NASA | rocket | space]


Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:01:07 AM UTC
IF NASA is really doesn't have any rocket motors lying around, other than ones left over from Apollo, maybe the guys at Armadillo Aerospace can help them out. They've got an essentialyl home made rocket motor. They started out using peroxide, but now they've switched to a methane bipropellant:

http://www.armadilloaerospace.com/n.x/Armadillo/Home
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