RS-25D

E180039

The RS-25D is a high-performance liquid-fueled rocket engine variant used on NASA’s Space Shuttle and adapted for the Space Launch System, known for its reusability and efficiency.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
RS-25 6
RS-25 engine 2
RS-25D canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Space Shuttle Main Engine variant ⓘ
cryogenic rocket engine ⓘ
liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ
adaptedFor Space Launch System Block 1 core stage ⓘ
linked to: Space Launch System
application crew-rated launch vehicle ⓘ
heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
combustionChamberType regeneratively cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designGoal high efficiency ⓘ
high reusability ⓘ
engineCycle fuel-rich staged combustion ⓘ
staged combustion cycle ⓘ
fuel liquid hydrogen ⓘ
gimbalCapability gimbaled for thrust vector control ⓘ
heritage Space Shuttle Main Engine program ⓘ
manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne ⓘ
Rocketdyne ⓘ
linked to: Aerojet Rocketdyne
mountingLocation Space Shuttle orbiter aft fuselage ⓘ
numberPerVehicle three on each Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
propellantCombination LOX/LH2 ⓘ
propellantFeed turbopump-fed ⓘ
propellantTemperature cryogenic ⓘ
propellantType liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
reusability reusable ⓘ
role core stage propulsion for SLS ⓘ
main propulsion system for Space Shuttle ⓘ
safetyRating human-rated engine ⓘ
specificImpulseSeaLevel about 366 seconds ⓘ
specificImpulseVacuum about 452 seconds ⓘ
status retired from Shuttle service ⓘ
used as expendable engines on SLS ⓘ
successorVariant RS-25E ⓘ
throttleCapability deep throttling capability ⓘ
throttleRange approximately 67 to 109 percent of rated power level ⓘ
thrustSeaLevel about 1.8 meganewtons ⓘ
thrustVacuum about 2.3 meganewtons ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
usedOn Space Launch System core stage ⓘ
linked to: Space Launch System

Space Shuttle ⓘ
usedOnMissionType Space Shuttle missions ⓘ
low Earth orbit missions ⓘ
usedOnProgram Artemis Program via SLS ⓘ
linked to: Artemis program

Space Shuttle Program ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Space Shuttle Main Engines → derivativeDesignation → RS-25E ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
Block 1B → coreStageEngine → RS-25 ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
Aerojet Rocketdyne → notableProduct → RS-25 engine ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
Block 2 → coreStageEngine → RS-25 ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
Space Launch System → coreStageEngine → RS-25 ⓘ
subject linked to: SLS
linked to: RS-25D
Block 1 → coreStageEngine → RS-25 ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
A-2 Test Stand → notableForTesting → RS-25 engine ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne → designedEngine → RS-25 ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D
SLS core stage → usesEngine → RS-25 ⓘ
linked to: RS-25D