RS-25D
E180039
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 |
| RS-25E | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1565684 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: RS-25D Context triple: [Space Shuttle Main Engines, derivativeDesignation, RS-25D]
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LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
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J-2
The J-2 was a liquid-fueled rocket engine used on NASA’s Saturn rockets to power upper stages during the Apollo and early Skylab missions.
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Atlas-Centaur
Atlas-Centaur was an American expendable launch vehicle family that combined an Atlas booster with a high-energy Centaur upper stage to send payloads, including early interplanetary probes, into space.
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Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: RS-25D Target entity description: 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.
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LC-39B
LC-39B is a launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that has supported major crewed and uncrewed space missions, including Space Shuttle flights and later Space Launch System operations.
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B.
LC-39A
LC-39A is a historic launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, used for Apollo Moon missions, Space Shuttle flights, and later commercial launches including SpaceX Falcon rockets.
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C.
J-2
The J-2 was a liquid-fueled rocket engine used on NASA’s Saturn rockets to power upper stages during the Apollo and early Skylab missions.
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Atlas-Centaur
Atlas-Centaur was an American expendable launch vehicle family that combined an Atlas booster with a high-energy Centaur upper stage to send payloads, including early interplanetary probes, into space.
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Exploration Upper Stage
The Exploration Upper Stage is a powerful second stage designed to enhance NASA’s Space Launch System rocket’s capability to send heavier payloads and crewed missions deeper into space, including to the Moon and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle Main Engine variant
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cryogenic rocket engine ⓘ liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
Space Launch System
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surface form:
Space Launch System Block 1 core stage
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| application |
crew-rated launch vehicle
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heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| combustionChamberType | regeneratively cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designGoal |
high efficiency
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high reusability ⓘ |
| engineCycle |
fuel-rich staged combustion
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staged combustion cycle ⓘ |
| fuel | liquid hydrogen ⓘ |
| gimbalCapability | gimbaled for thrust vector control ⓘ |
| heritage |
Space Shuttle Main Engines
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surface form:
Space Shuttle Main Engine program
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| manufacturer |
Aerojet Rocketdyne
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne ⓘ Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ
surface form:
Rocketdyne
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| 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
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liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| reusability | reusable ⓘ |
| role |
core stage propulsion for SLS
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main propulsion system for Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| safetyRating | human-rated engine ⓘ |
| specificImpulseSeaLevel | about 366 seconds ⓘ |
| specificImpulseVacuum | about 452 seconds ⓘ |
| status |
retired from Shuttle service
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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
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surface form:
Space Launch System core stage
Space Shuttle ⓘ |
| usedOnMissionType |
Space Shuttle missions
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low Earth orbit missions ⓘ |
| usedOnProgram |
Artemis program
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surface form:
Artemis Program via SLS
NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle Program
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How these facts were elicited
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Subject: RS-25D Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.