Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Orbital Attitude Maneuvering System (OAMS), Gemini
Cylindrical, metallic, with canted 30 degree elliptical exhaust exit at end; with red plastic nozzle protective cover, rectangular, in excellent condition, secured by six equdistant screws to lip around nozzle exit; black rubber gaskets between cover and nozzle lip, also in excellent condition; pentagon-shaped, clear plastic desicant container attached to nozzle protective cover, with paper sticker nearby reading "Dessicant installed 6/23/65." Two propellant feed-in pipes jutting out from top of cylinder, in V-pattern, with smaller pipes attached; two yellow plastic protective caps on ends two of these smaller pipes and two blue plastic caps of two other pipes; Nozzle, phenolic.
Created by
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Created
12/15/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Engines; Gemini Program; Missions; Rockets; Space
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