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RS-18

Engine · USA

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RS-18 / LMDE
RS-18 / LMDE
Credit: Boeing / Rocketdyne

Rocketdyne N2O4/Aerozine-50 rocket engine. Apollo Lunar Ascent Module Engine. Pressure-fed.

Subtopics

  • RS-34 Rocketdyne N2O4/MMH rocket engine. Peacekeeper Postboost Axial Thrust. Pressure-fed. 1 main axial thruster per postboost propulsion system. First flight 1983.
  • RS-41 Rocketdyne N2O4/MMH rocket engine. Axial Spacecraft. Pressure-fed.
  • XLR132 Rocketdyne N2O4/MMH rocket engine. Out of Production. Pump-fed high performance upper stage engine for perigee/apogee stages. as well as transfer vehicles and lunar and Martian missions. Tested extensively but no production.
  • RS-51 Rocketdyne N2O4/MMH rocket engine. Axial Spacecraft. Pressure-fed.
Country
USA
Propellants
N2O4/Aerozine-50