Re: SSME's

"Jim in Houston" <nospamjamesgoodum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:42:05 -0400, "Jeff Findley"
<jeff.findley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I may have "known" incorrectly, but I got my information from a video
aired on the processing of Discovery on NASA TV. They stated each SSME
is removed and refurbished after each mission.

Refurbishment used to mean a complete tear-down and boroscope of all parts.

Now it means a lot less work.

I think they're certified for either 3-5 firings at this point. (And that
may have gone up and is at this point probably still a bit conservative.)

At this point tthere's close to 2,700 minutes of actual flight time. As
Brian points out, that's a lot of experience we're about to throw away. :-(


I may be wrong, but if I am it is because the horse was talking out of
the wrong side of it's mouth.
But thanks for the information.
Jim in Houston.

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empty what is full, and scratch where it itches"

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