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Sure doesn't seem that way to me. Blue rocket flame is coming out, and the operators talk about "ignition" and percentage thrust and shut down (when all the ici
by positr0n 7y ago
Sure doesn't seem that way to me. Blue rocket flame is coming out, and the operators talk about "ignition" and percentage thrust and shut down (when all the icicles fly off).
- Retric 7y agoThe ice is forming inches below the rocket engine. “The steam is cooled by the cold engine nozzle, condensing and eventually freezing at the nozzle exit to form icicles.” https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/multimedia/cece.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/multimedia/... In other words both sides of the base of the nozzle is cold. PS: Though presumably closer it combustion it may still get hot on the inside.