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'''Space Shuttles Main Engine''' | '''Space Shuttles Main Engine''' | ||
The Space shuttle program is coming to an end, and so is the SSME a liquid hydrogen powered reusable thruster engine. Since its first flight in 1981 these engines have been a staple part of the Shuttle program. | The Space shuttle program is coming to an end, and so is the SSME a liquid hydrogen powered reusable thruster engine. Since its first flight in 1981 these engines have been a staple part of the Shuttle program. | ||
The technology for these thruster engines will live on in the Ares V rockets but will not function in a reusable matter. | The technology for these thruster engines will live on in the Ares V rockets but will not function in a reusable matter. | ||