Space Shuttle Engines

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SSE
Pronunciation
/speɪs ˈʃətəl ˈɛnʤənz/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
NASA

Examples in Context

  1. Three flow control valves on the shuttle provide gaseous hydrogen between the three Space Shuttle Main Engines ( SSME ) and the external fuel tank ( ET ) through the Main Propulsion System.
  2. A major exception, the space shuttle orbiter, uses three onboard liquid-fuel main engines supplied by a disposable external tank and a pair of solid-fuel boosters to reach space.

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