I just happened to pick up a mercedes benz owners manual here at work today. As i was flipping through it there was a booklet titled "mercedes and mobil" I got to one page that had a NASA space ship taking off and I was like *** does that have to with mercedes benz and mobil. Well the caption stated that NASA uses mobil 1 lubricants in all its spaceships. Anyone else ever heard of this? I mean aside from everyone's opinions,bad or good, about mobil, that's gotta mean something huh? I doubt mobil could pay off NASA to use thier products if it wasn't good enough.
Mobil goes to the moon?
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I read that Mobil supplied fluids & lubracants used Mobils POA base.
Yes, Exxon/Mobil makes some synthetic products that are used by NASA as does Shell and Chevron. But never get that confused with what you put in your car. Absolutely no compairison. Not even close.
i'm not naive enough to think that the oil you buy from walmart is the same oil NASA would get. I just thought it was a cool tid bit of info.
By telling me that Shell and Chevron are used aswell, reinforces what I have read/learned here..... "pick any oil that'll make you happy and run with it." If these companies can do the research and produce a product that meets those standards I'm sure making oil for our cars is child's play.
By telling me that Shell and Chevron are used aswell, reinforces what I have read/learned here..... "pick any oil that'll make you happy and run with it." If these companies can do the research and produce a product that meets those standards I'm sure making oil for our cars is child's play.
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
Originally Posted By: Max_Wander
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic is made from pure Group VI (oil from MARS) and costs $1000 per quart.
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic is made from pure Group VI (oil from MARS) and costs $1000 per quart.
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Small world, I have a 99 firehawk vert, #157...used to live on the northshore but recently moved to MS.
Back to your regular program....
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I'd bet so have lots of other oils/greases. I've seen Krytox 240AC by DuPont, Braycote by Castrol, and many others used on shuttle/station spaceflight equipment.
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How do these greases handle the rigors of space? The high vacuum of space would outgas nearly any lube, except for MoS2. I know that equipment destined to orbit earth is made with as few moving parts as possible. Metals lack the adsorbed air layer they have on earth and are easily prone to cold welding. I've read a number of papers on this subject, dated in the mid-60s.
Originally Posted By: Kestas
How do these greases handle the rigors of space? The high vacuum of space would outgas nearly any lube, except for MoS2. I know that equipment destined to orbit earth is made with as few moving parts as possible. Metals lack the adsorbed air layer they have on earth and are easily prone to cold welding. I've read a number of papers on this subject, dated in the mid-60s.
Ceramic bushings can be used in place of a traditional bearing. This is one way to eliminate the need for grease. Perhaps NASA has some special seals designed to contain grease in applications used in space?
How do these greases handle the rigors of space? The high vacuum of space would outgas nearly any lube, except for MoS2. I know that equipment destined to orbit earth is made with as few moving parts as possible. Metals lack the adsorbed air layer they have on earth and are easily prone to cold welding. I've read a number of papers on this subject, dated in the mid-60s.
Ceramic bushings can be used in place of a traditional bearing. This is one way to eliminate the need for grease. Perhaps NASA has some special seals designed to contain grease in applications used in space?
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Originally Posted By: Max_Wander
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic is made from pure Group VI (oil from MARS) and costs $1000 per quart.
Are they offering a rebate
Scoring that stuff @ $1k/quart is amazing.
Originally Posted By: Max_Wander
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic is made from pure Group VI (oil from MARS) and costs $1000 per quart.
Are they offering a rebate
i use mobil products religiously in my car, but in aircraft i am a firm believer in shell products. Mobil has had more than one hiccup in aviation lubricants, google "mobil AV-1" for an interesting read.
i think one of our senior members here used to do some work for/with NASA, perhaps he will chime in here. there are a number of lubricants that are used on spacecraft, but they are specially formulated to prevent vacuum welding (an early problem).
i think one of our senior members here used to do some work for/with NASA, perhaps he will chime in here. there are a number of lubricants that are used on spacecraft, but they are specially formulated to prevent vacuum welding (an early problem).
I thought everyone knew the Apollo 13 disaster was caused when an engineer overextended the rocket's OCI and wrecked the ship from the excess Fe in the Mobil 1 on board...
Nasa uses some Krytox (DuPont) based lubricants too.
I heard NASA was going to drop Mobil oil use in the shuttle. Too much engine noise.
Here's a little more background on these lubricants for folks that might not be familiar.
Krytox Introduction
Krytox Introduction
How many reentries for an OCI and is the filter they use restrictive?
Originally Posted By: Max_Wander
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
That was one of the funniest things that I have heard in a long time. Nice
I'm gonna switch over to Mobil 1 Space Performance Full Synthetic. You can go over 150,000miles on one OCI. See, space-duty oils outperform all conventional earth-based oils because space is higher tech than the street environments.
That was one of the funniest things that I have heard in a long time. Nice
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