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Rocket engine

NK-15

Rockets

Overview

The Kuznetsov oxidizer-rich staged-combustion RP-1/LOX engine that powered the Soviet N1 Moon rocket — thirty on the first stage alone — across its four failed launches.

Components & hardware

Propellants

RP-1 / LOX

Powers

N1

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • Gunter's Space PageGunter Krebs — Gunter's Space Page

    A specialist reference compilation of launch vehicles, stages, and spacecraft across all spacefaring nations.