Rocket engine
Rutherford
Rockets
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
Propellants
Powers
Knowledge connections
- PowersElectron
- Built byRocket Lab
- Uses propellantRP-1 / LOX
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- Rocket LabRocket Lab USA, Inc.
Electron, Neutron, and the Rutherford/Archimedes engines — manufacturer specifications.