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The reason NK-15 were exploding was traced back to turbopumps. Those were completely redesigned, from scratch, for NK-33. That alone justifies a new name for th
by avmich 12y ago
The reason NK-15 were exploding was traced back to turbopumps. Those were completely redesigned, from scratch, for NK-33. That alone justifies a new name for the engine. Then, unlike NK-15, NK-33 are multi-start engines. Were tested for ridiculously long work times - one worked non-stop for ~14000 (fourteen thousands) seconds on a stand.
- Fuzzwah 12y agoTo save anyone else who doesn't trust themselves doing simple time based math and googling 14000 seconds in hours: ~14000 seconds = ~3.9 hours