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Space Shuttle Main Engine: Thirty Years of InnovationThe Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) is the first reusable, liquid booster engine designed for human space flight. This paper chronicles the 30-year history and achievements of the SSME from authority to proceed up to the latest flight configuration - the Block 2 SSME.
Document ID
20020046693
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Jue, F. H.
(Boeing Co. Canoga Park, CA United States)
Hopson, George
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: 6th Propulsion for Space Transportation Symposium
Location: Versailles
Country: France
Start Date: May 15, 2002
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-45000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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