Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, XLR-AJ-87-1, Gemini Booster, E type
Dual combustion thrust chambers with plumbing and pumps at the rear of the chambers; tops of chambers painted white. Combustion chambers of the "spaghetti" construction, featuring the regenerative-cooling tubes forming the chambers for lightness of construiction as well as serving to cool the motors.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
12/03/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Engines; Gemini Program; Missions; Rockets; Space
Rights and Restrictions
Not determined
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