Rutherford

Overview

Rocket Lab's small RP-1/LOX engine — the first electric-pump-fed (battery-driven turbopump) engine to reach orbit; nine power the Electron first stage and one the second stage.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• PowersElectron
• Built byRocket Lab
• Uses propellantRP-1 / LOX

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• Rocket LabRocket Lab USA, Inc.

  Electron, Neutron, and the Rutherford/Archimedes engines — manufacturer specifications.