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re: How Awesome Was NASA Back In The Day?

Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:09 pm to
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:09 pm to
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on Apollo 15, the calculated total liftoff thrust (based on actual measurements) was about 7,830,000 pounds-force (34.81 MN), which increased to 9,200,000 pounds-force (40.8 MN) at T+135 seconds, just before center engine cutoff (CECO)



How does that compare to modern transport lift rockets? (falcon for instance)
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27257 posts
Posted on 7/24/14 at 4:13 pm to
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How does that compare to modern transport lift rockets? (falcon for instance)


Falcon 9 is 1.1 million. See my above post for the SLS.
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