YaRD Type V-B
Engine · Russia
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Korolev nuclear/LH2 rocket engine. Study 1963. Design considered in N1 nuclear upper stage studies. This version had 7,000 kg bioshield for manned missions. Used liquid hydrogen as propellant.
Outgrowth of work done by Bondaryuk and Glushko on YaRD engines for nuclear ICBM's.
Engine: 25,000 kg (55,000 lb). Thrust to Weight Ratio: 1.6.
Related
- Family
- nuclear-powered
- Country
- Russia
- Launch Vehicles
- N1 Nuclear V-B
- Propellants
- Nuclear/LH2
- Stages
- N1 Nuclear V-Bioshield
- Agency
- Korolev bureau
- Bibliography
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