Aerojet Rocket Engine Details

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   jurvetson

   Jun 9, 2013 at 5:45 pm

   Two huge turbopumps
   
   
   
   

   And Carlos has a certain flair for displaying his wares… This is North Hollywood after all… =)
   

   The engine on the right is an early Apollo Service Module SPS engine (Block I version of the Aerojet AJ10-137),
   a rare bird indeed. His asking price is $500K! (video promo)

   This is what it looks like with the full expansion bell as it would fly on the Apollo CSM:
   

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   scleroplex

   Jun 9, 2013 at 11:52 pm

   a whoosh between the legs 🙂

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   jurvetson

   Jun 10, 2013 at 2:57 am

   max thrust

   And a nod to Spaceaholic for identifying the engine as an Aerojet LR-87 derivative, modified for LH2/LOX to compete in the J-2 competition. The LR-87 first flew in 1959.

   I thought it looked familiar…

   

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