Rocket engine
NK-33
Also known as AJ-26
Rockets
Overview
A lightweight high-performance oxidizer-rich staged-combustion RP-1/LOX engine developed in the Soviet N1 program for the upgraded (never-flown) N1F; refurbished units later flew (as the AJ-26) on the first-generation Antares.
Components & hardware
Propellants
Knowledge connections
- Uses propellantRP-1 / LOX
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.