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The Engines That Came In From The Cold - And how The NK-33/RD-180 Came To The USA

Matthew Travis · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Space exploration & spaceflightDocumentaries & storytellingMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

A Channel 4 Equinox documentary on the NK-33 engines built for the Soviet N1 moon rocket and how they ended up in the USA. It includes rare footage and interviews with veterans of the early Soviet space program.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a fascinating history of Soviet staged-combustion engines and why they stayed in use in American rockets.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I watched it on netflix myself. Fascinating stuff.”

    Documentary on the NK-33 engines and how they reached the US.

    ianstallings, 2014-10 · Recommendation · in “Orbital Sciences Antares rocket explodes after liftoff”

  2. “There's a cool documentary called "The Engines That Came In From The Cold" (available on youtube[1])”

    Cool documentary about Soviet engines that remain unsurpassed.

    cartoonworld, 2021-06 · Recommendation · in “U.S. senators propose 25% tax credit for semiconductor manufacturing”

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Topics: nk-33, rd-180, n1 rocket, staged combustion, space history

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