00:00But RDE's aren't just interesting for rockets.
00:04They could also be used in airplanes or even power plants.
00:09Another major advantage is that RDE's have fewer moving parts, meaning less maintenance
00:14and potentially higher reliability.
00:17NASA reached a milestone in 2022.
00:21They successfully tested a complete RDE engine.
00:24This 3D printed marvel of engineering fired for its full duration generating over 4,000
00:31pounds or 1,815 kilograms of thrust in the process.
00:37That's enough to lift a mid-sized car vertically into the air in case you're ever fed up with
00:42looking for a parking spot.
00:43And in September 2024 another RDE fired for 251 seconds generating over 2,630 kilograms
00:54of thrust.
00:55That.
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