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Two production lines exist - RS-68 (Delta-IV) and RS-25 (STS & SLS). 1 is actively building (RS-68) and 1 is primed for production (RS-25).

I do not believe Rocketdyne is anything like "primed" for RS-25E.

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Two production lines exist - RS-68 (Delta-IV) and RS-25 (STS & SLS). 1 is actively building (RS-68) and 1 is primed for production (RS-25).

I do not believe Rocketdyne is anything like "primed" for RS-25E.

As I understand it, the future SLS core stage engine will be competed, in a "full and open" contract competition.  As you suggest, there is no guarantee that PWR will win that competition. 

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Two production lines exist - RS-68 (Delta-IV) and RS-25 (STS & SLS). 1 is actively building (RS-68) and 1 is primed for production (RS-25).

I do not believe Rocketdyne is anything like "primed" for RS-25E.

As I understand it, the future SLS core stage engine will be competed, in a "full and open" contract competition.  As you suggest, there is no guarantee that PWR will win that competition. 

I thought that the competition was for the second-generation booster, not the core engine.
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Two production lines exist - RS-68 (Delta-IV) and RS-25 (STS & SLS). 1 is actively building (RS-68) and 1 is primed for production (RS-25).

I do not believe Rocketdyne is anything like "primed" for RS-25E.

As I understand it, the future SLS core stage engine will be competed, in a "full and open" contract competition.  As you suggest, there is no guarantee that PWR will win that competition. 

I thought that the competition was for the second-generation booster, not the core engine.

That is correct. The competition is for the boosters, not the core engine, which will be a non-compete RS-25.
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Two production lines exist - RS-68 (Delta-IV) and RS-25 (STS & SLS). 1 is actively building (RS-68) and 1 is primed for production (RS-25).

I do not believe Rocketdyne is anything like "primed" for RS-25E.

As I understand it, the future SLS core stage engine will be competed, in a "full and open" contract competition.  As you suggest, there is no guarantee that PWR will win that competition. 

I thought that the competition was for the second-generation booster, not the core engine.

That is correct. The competition is for the boosters, not the core engine, which will be a non-compete RS-25.
Thought I read compete for core, alas.  Since it is more than a decade away, I think RS-25E should be competed

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Two production lines exist - RS-68 (Delta-IV) and RS-25 (STS & SLS). 1 is actively building (RS-68) and 1 is primed for production (RS-25).

I do not believe Rocketdyne is anything like "primed" for RS-25E.

As I understand it, the future SLS core stage engine will be competed, in a "full and open" contract competition.  As you suggest, there is no guarantee that PWR will win that competition. 

I thought that the competition was for the second-generation booster, not the core engine.

That is correct. The competition is for the boosters, not the core engine, which will be a non-compete RS-25.
Thought I read compete for core, alas.  Since it is more than a decade away, I think RS-25E should be competed

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Where are you guys getting your information from?
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RS-25E is Rocketdyne by definition. It can't be competed.

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Where are you guys getting your information from?
I'm reading the SLS Industry Day presentation, linked in the following message.  This document is essential reading for SLS followers.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26853.msg864885#msg864885

On the bottom of Page 23, the following text is presented.

"Advanced Development
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)/NASA Research Announcement (NRA):
Full and Open Competition
Future Core Stage Engine: Separate contract activity to be held in the future."

It was the bold text (my bold highlighting) that made me expect a competed RS-25 future core engine.

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Where are you guys getting your information from?
I'm reading the SLS Industry Day presentation, linked in the following message.  This document is essential reading for SLS followers.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26853.msg864885#msg864885

On the bottom of Page 23, the following text is presented.

"Advanced Development
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)/NASA Research Announcement (NRA):
Full and Open Competition
Future Core Stage Engine: Separate contract activity to be held in the future."

It was the bold text (my bold highlighting) that made me expect a competed RS-25 future core engine.

 - Ed Kyle
Okay, now where is Chuck getting his information?
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Where are you guys getting your information from?
I'm reading the SLS Industry Day presentation, linked in the following message.  This document is essential reading for SLS followers.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=26853.msg864885#msg864885

On the bottom of Page 23, the following text is presented.

"Advanced Development
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)/NASA Research Announcement (NRA):
Full and Open Competition
Future Core Stage Engine: Separate contract activity to be held in the future."

It was the bold text (my bold highlighting) that made me expect a competed RS-25 future core engine.

 - Ed Kyle
Okay, now where is Chuck getting his information?
Chuck didn't see that and is looking into it.
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The down select is complete and NASA has made the final choice. 
SLS will be powered by the RS-25.

It's worth noting that P&W/UTC keeps investigating selling Rocketdyne. They wouldn't be doing that route of investigation if they were bullish about SLS' future prospects, which currently uses both RS-25 and J-2X.
« Last Edit: 02/27/2012 06:15 pm by RyanCrierie »

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"At present, SLS-3 is set to fly as the Block 1A configuration. No missions have yet been allocated past EM-2, although teams continued to work towards an exploration roadmap, which is now likely to feature an Exploration Platform “Gateway” at Earth-Moon Lagrange (EML) point 2 – based on what are an increasing number of international meetings on the proposal (L2 Link to SLS Exploration Roadmap Updates)."

I just hope there's enough funding for a lunar lander.
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I just hope there's enough funding for a lunar lander.

Highly unlikely. Lunar landings are not currently in the plan, for several reasons (lack of money for a lander being one of them). And NASA's budget is likely to go down, not up, over the next few years.
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I just hope there's enough funding for a lunar lander.

Highly unlikely.
Then why waste all this time and money going no where?
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Then why waste all this time and money going no where?

EML-2 and (eventually) a NEA are not "nowhere".

Also, the current administration has decided that the Moon is "been there, done that". And the potential GOP candidates have all shown their hostility to a lunar return, thanks to Newt actually proposing it. Unless Gingrich is elected, I see no chance of a lunar return anytime soon.

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Then why waste all this time and money going no where?

EML-2 and (eventually) a NEA are not "nowhere".

Also, the current administration has decided that the Moon is "been there, done that". And the potential GOP candidates have all shown their hostility to a lunar return, thanks to Newt actually proposing it. Unless Gingrich is elected, I see no chance of a lunar return anytime soon.
I was talking about the Exploration Gateway Platform (the Boeing moonlanding proposal) which Chris seemed to infer was gaining traction. With no additional hardware EML-2 might as be nowhere.
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Then why waste all this time and money going no where?

EML-2 and (eventually) a NEA are not "nowhere".

Also, the current administration has decided that the Moon is "been there, done that". And the potential GOP candidates have all shown their hostility to a lunar return, thanks to Newt actually proposing it. Unless Gingrich is elected, I see no chance of a lunar return anytime soon.

Lagrange points are "somewhere" for unmanned science missions, but they are definitely "nowhere" for crewed missions.  There is literally nothing there to see or visit!

Asteroid is a one-time mission, and opportunities for such missions come along infrequently.  It will be interesting to the public for about an hour.

Those responsible for SLS should stop trying to obfuscate its real purpose.  There is only one reason to create such a powerful machine.  There is only one place in space for which it is needed to visit - a place with red rocks, sand, and sky.

 - Ed Kyle
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Then why waste all this time and money going no where?

EML-2 and (eventually) a NEA are not "nowhere".

Also, the current administration has decided that the Moon is "been there, done that". And the potential GOP candidates have all shown their hostility to a lunar return, thanks to Newt actually proposing it. Unless Gingrich is elected, I see no chance of a lunar return anytime soon.

Lagrange points are "somewhere" for unmanned science missions, but they are definitely "nowhere" for crewed missions.  There is literally nothing there to see or visit!

Asteroid is a one-time mission, and opportunities for such missions come along infrequently.  It will be interesting to the public for about an hour.

Those responsible for SLS should stop trying to obfuscate its real purpose.  There is only one reason to create such a powerful machine.  There is only one place in space for which it is needed to visit - a place with red rocks, sand, and sky.

 - Ed Kyle
...butterscotch sky. ;)

(By the way, I have a sort of feeling that if SLS survives, it will be in a cargo-only role with Orion launching on Delta IV Heavy... D4H serving the same role as Ares I did...)
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DIV-H Orion MPCV can't go beyond LEO without a prop depot.

NASA wants all up and all their studies tell us all up is the way to go.

They want to launch Orion with CPS and this requires a HLV.

I'm not saying it's right or wrong because I really don't know.

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DIV-H Orion MPCV can't go beyond LEO without a prop depot....
DIV-H can function the same as Ares I did in Constellation. Did you bother reading what I actually wrote? ;)
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