Sentences with phrase «russian rocket engines»

Two hot Russian rocket engines had recently become available, the NK - 33 and NK - 43.

Not exact matches

That's been done before on some Russian rockets, but what's unusual in this case is that the engines will be mounted on a disk that spins at 720 revolutions per minute.

Complicating matters, both the Boeing and Sierra designs rely on Atlas 5 rockets to get to orbit, which in turn rely on Russian - made RD - 180 engines, Handberg notes.