Liquid Rocket Engines (J-2X, RS-25, general)

March 2012
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Welcome to the J-2X Doghouse: Old Dogs, New Tricks Mar 27, 2012 07:50:37 AM | William D. Greene
 
Considering the many brilliant and knowledgeable people with whom I have the privilege of working here at NASA, I've come to accept the conclusion that there is a lot more stuff to know than can ever be learned.
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Welcome to the J-2X Doghouse: Twist and Shout...and Steering Mar 05, 2012 05:11:37 PM | William D. Greene
 
Put a little kid into the driver's seat of a car and what's the first thing they do? They grab the steering wheel and twist. Twisting the steering wheel back and forth is just about the most intuitive, intrinsic sense of "driving" I can imagine. Now think of a launch vehicle blasting off the pad. Other than for some extreme, emergency conditions, there is nothing that stands in for the steering wheel on a launch vehicle during ascent. Without a steering wheel, per se, how does steering happen?
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