The bipropellant RD-0120 engine can also be readily converted to a reliable, low cost tripropelant engine by replacement of the fuel-rich preburner and addition of a kerosene turbopump. An international program to demonstrate the highly operable and reusable features of the bipropellant engine, ...
The designers and manufactures of launch vehicles in the United States are in search of new options in booster propulsion for easily maintained reusable launch systems. The RD-0120, designed by the Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (CADB) of Voronezh, Russia, is a high performance LH_2/LO_2 ...