NASA to reintroduce tthe F-1 engine.

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NASA to reintroduce tthe F-1 engine.

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"The cool factor on this is very high."

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Best news I've read all week! F1 2.0! Let's hope they tweak the design a bit to get a little more horsepower out of it so that it can top the Russian RD170!

It will be interesting to see what other refinements that can be made with 21st century technology to this 1960s design!

Exciting stuff.
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