NASA water deluge rocket launch system - GIF

[Jon]

NASA water deluge rocket launch system. Several hundred thousand gallons of water are used to prevent damage from the extreme temperature and sound from a rocket launch.

The water protects the new SLS rocket, Orion spacecraft, Mobile Launcher, and that one guy who took the Viral hot pepper challenge too far.



More:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/water-d...launch-pad-39b

Previously:

NASA fastener design manual
astronaut loses $100,000 tool bag during spacewalk
International Space Station tools
English/metric measurement error in the Mars Climate Orbiter
2016 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Research and Technology Report - PDF + images
NASA Technical Publication: Can you weld on Mars?
NASA technical standard document: Crimping, Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses, Wiring
NASA Tire Assault Vehicle (TAV), made from a German World War II tank model

[Frank S]

Now that's what I call a bunch of leaky faucets

[PJs]

This guy could have used the milk version of this cooling system, but I think he already had a hole in his head.

Impressive to pump that much water so fast!