NASA Considers Apollo-Era F1 Engine For Space Launch System

MarkWhittington writes "A company named Dynetics, in partnership with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, will perform a study contract for NASA to explore whether a modern version of the Saturn V F1 booster (PDF) could be used on the Space Launch System. These would be the basis for a liquid fueled rocket that would enhance the SLS to make it capable of launching 130 metric tons to low Earth orbit, thus making it capable of supporting deep space exploration missions in the 2020s."

Apollo-era F1 Engine?

[Scootin159]

Am I the only one who was wondering what NASA was going to be doing with a Cosworth DFV?

Re:Oh man...

[ThePeices]

It is also the second loudest device ever created by man. The first being the hydrogen bomb!

hmm, this doesnt pass the smell test.

methinks a standard multi-kiloton fission bomb would be louder than the Saturn V. Quieter than a thermonuclear bomb, but louder than the Saturn.

Re:Oh man...

[DerekLyons]

So don't throw the "too costly/too complex" argument at me.

I won't. You've abundantly demonstrated that you're clueless enough not to comprehend it.

Re:Oh man...

[Anonymous Coward]

Perception of loudness? Is that how they measure decibels? "Hey Joe! How loud you figure that was?" "Oh I dunno, maybe 200 decibels."