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We can't build the engines for the Saturn five rocket anymore though the engineering documents still exist. You need the documentation and skilled craftsman.
by smoyer 3y ago
We can't build the engines for the Saturn five rocket anymore though the engineering documents still exist. You need the documentation and skilled craftsman.
- defrost 3y agoIf that's true ... then how were the engines ever built in the first place? You know, back when they had neither the plans nor people that had built such large engines before?
- NikkiA 3y agoAbout 20 iterative engine designs from the Rocketdyne A-1 to the F-1, building experience and skills along the way. It's probably a myth anyway, Rocketdyne's expertise continues with the RS-68 and there are probably still employees that worked on the RS-56 that was derived from the H-1, which was essentially a smaller F-1 edit: Apparently, an upgraded F-1B is part of the SLS Block 2 spec anyway, so yes, they can still make them.