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Helen Lewin

Helen Lewin

RS-25 Launch Support Lead at L3Harris (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne), who supports NASA's Space Launch System RS-25 engines for the Artemis Moon missions.

May 30, 2026

49:33
What is so special about this engine that has made it endure through the space shuttle into the, the SLS?
49:43
Well, to start with, it's a very, very high-performance engine.
49:47
We don't have, um...
49:49
The, the hydrogen that we use for cooling is fed back into the main combustion chamber, so it's all burned.
49:56
It's all used.
49:57
There's no waste.
49:58
The other thing is that we've had so much experience with this engine.
50:44
... on one side, and then there's spikes, uh, sticking out on the, on the side.
51:44
What is so special about this engine that has made it endure through the space shuttle into the, the SLS?
51:54
Well, to start with, it's a very, very high-performance engine.
51:58
We don't have, um...
52:01
The, the hydrogen that we use for cooling is fed back into the main combustion chamber, so it's all burned.
52:07
It's all used.
52:08
There's no waste.
52:09
The other thing is that we've had so much experience with this engine.
52:55
... on one side, and then there's spikes, uh, sticking out on the, on the side.

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