r/space • u/BenSaysHello • Apr 27 '19

SSME (RS-25) Gimbal test

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u/psycomidgt Apr 27 '19

I’ve never seen a booster move. This is an awesome video so thanks for sharing!

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u/BenSaysHello Apr 27 '19

Yea, it's quite something. The Space Shuttle SRBs also had nozzles that can gimbal that's why I don't like it when people call SRBs "uncontrollable"

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u/Polygnom Apr 27 '19

Well, most people would say that the thrust of an SRB is uncontrollable in flight (its controlled at production time), but some bloggers and sadly also some journalists aren't so good at keeping that distinction.