Space Future - Glossary of Terms: SSME

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Glossary of Terms

SSME	Space Shuttle Main Engine


	The engines that propell the Shuttle once the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB's) have fallen away. Although little interested in the Shuttle itself, RLV designers see potential in the SSME technology - see A Single-Stage-to-Orbit Thought Experiment .
	Links: History of the Phoenix VTOL SSTO and Recent Developments in Single-Stage Launch Systems GEODE - Commercial Space Production Facility The SSX Concept RLV Design Optimization for Human Presence in Space Single Stage to Orbit Vertical Takeoff and Landing Concept Technology Challenges
	See Also: ET

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