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Liquid fuel cryogenic rocket engine, typically used on rocket upper stages
The RL10 is a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine built in the United States by Aerojet Rocketdyne that burns cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants. Modern versions produce up to 110 kN (24,700 lbf) of thrust per engine in vacuum. RL10 versions were produced for the Centaur upper stage of the Atlas V and the DCSS of the Delta IV. More versions are in development or in use for the Space Launch System and the Centaur V of the Vulcan rocket. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: RL10A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Across the MilesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Genetic analysis and fine mapping of a dynamic rolled leaf gene,RL10(t), in rice (Oryza sativaL.)Cited 41 times
- Go sideways: Centaur (rocket stage)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Pratt & Whitney RocketdyneA closely related topic
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📚 Books worth reading
Across the MilesLucy Maud Montgomery · 1995- 📕An RL10A-3-3A rocket engine model using the rocket engine transient simulator (ROCETS) softwareMichael P. Binder · 1993
- 📕An RL10A-3-3A rocket engine model using the rocket engine transient simulator (ROCETS) softwareMichael P. Binder · 1993
- 📕Performance of the spacecraft propulsion research facility during altitude firing tests of the Delta III upper stage · 1998
- 📕Design, fabrication, and test of the RL10 derivative II chamber/primary nozzleR. W. Marable · 1989
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