RP-1 / LOX

Overview

A refined-kerosene fuel burned with liquid oxygen. Dense and room-temperature-storable fuel with a cryogenic oxidizer; the workhorse first-stage combination from the Saturn V's F-1 to SpaceX's Merlin.

Knowledge connections

• Propellant ofS-IC (Saturn V first stage)
• Propellant ofFalcon 9 first stage
• Propellant ofFalcon 9 second stage
• Propellant ofF-1
• Propellant ofMerlin 1D
• Propellant ofRD-180
• Propellant ofRD-170 / RD-171
• Propellant ofRD-107 / RD-108
• Propellant ofNK-15
• Propellant ofNK-33
• Propellant ofRutherford
• Propellant ofYF-100

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

• NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

  Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.