RS-25D

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The RS-25D is a high-performance liquid-fueled rocket engine variant used on NASA’s Space Shuttle and adapted for the Space Launch System, known for its reusability and efficiency.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
RS-25 4
RS-25 engine 2
RS-25D canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle Main Engine variant
cryogenic rocket engine
liquid-fueled rocket engine
adaptedFor Space Launch System
surface form: Space Launch System Block 1 core stage
application crew-rated launch vehicle
heavy-lift launch vehicle
combustionChamberType regeneratively cooled
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designGoal high efficiency
high reusability
engineCycle fuel-rich staged combustion
staged combustion cycle
fuel liquid hydrogen
gimbalCapability gimbaled for thrust vector control
heritage Space Shuttle Main Engines
surface form: Space Shuttle Main Engine program
manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Aerojet Rocketdyne
surface form: Rocketdyne
mountingLocation Space Shuttle orbiter aft fuselage
numberPerVehicle three on each Space Shuttle orbiter
oxidizer liquid oxygen
propellantCombination LOX/LH2
propellantFeed turbopump-fed
propellantTemperature cryogenic
propellantType liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
reusability reusable
role core stage propulsion for SLS
main propulsion system for Space Shuttle
safetyRating human-rated engine
specificImpulseSeaLevel about 366 seconds
specificImpulseVacuum about 452 seconds
status retired from Shuttle service
used as expendable engines on SLS
successorVariant RS-25E
throttleCapability deep throttling capability
throttleRange approximately 67 to 109 percent of rated power level
thrustSeaLevel about 1.8 meganewtons
thrustVacuum about 2.3 meganewtons
usedBy NASA
usedOn Space Launch System
surface form: Space Launch System core stage

Space Shuttle
usedOnMissionType Space Shuttle missions
low Earth orbit missions
usedOnProgram Artemis program
surface form: Artemis Program via SLS

NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle Program

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Space Shuttle Main Engines derivativeDesignation RS-25D
this entity surface form: RS-25E
Block 1B coreStageEngine RS-25D
this entity surface form: RS-25
Aerojet Rocketdyne notableProduct RS-25D
this entity surface form: RS-25 engine
Block 2 coreStageEngine RS-25D
this entity surface form: RS-25
SLS coreStageEngine RS-25D
subject surface form: Space Launch System
this entity surface form: RS-25
Block 1 coreStageEngine RS-25D
this entity surface form: RS-25
A-2 Test Stand notableForTesting RS-25D
this entity surface form: RS-25 engine