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RS-76

Engine · USA

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RS-76
RS-76
Credit: Boeing / Rocketdyne

Rocketdyne LOx/Kerosene rocket engine. Space Shuttle Reusable First Stage. Ox-Rich staged combustion, pump-fed. Thrust and specific impulse values are at sea level.

Thrust (sl): 4,002.000 kN (899,685 lbf). Thrust (sl): 408,100 kgf. Propellant Formulation: Lox/RP-1 or JP-8.

Country
USA
Propellants
Lox/Kerosene