Rocketdyne_XRS-2200

Rocketdyne XRS-2200

Rocketdyne XRS-2200

Aerospike rocket engine by Rocketdyne

The Rocketdyne XRS-2200 was an experimental linear aerospike engine developed in the mid-1990s for the Lockheed Martin X-33 program.[1][2][3] The design was based on the J-2S, the upgraded version of the Apollo era J-2 engine developed in the 1960s. The XRS-2200 used the J-2's combustion cycle and propellant choice.[4]

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Rocketdyne intended to develop the subscale XRS-2200 into the RS-2200 for use on the VentureStar. While the X-33 program was cancelled, two XRS-2200 engines were produced and tested.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Boeing Rocketdyne XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike". engineering.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  2. [2]
    "XRS-2200 Link". www.hq.nasa.gov. Washington D.C., U.S.: NASA Headquarters. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. [3]
    Rowbotham, Maureen (1999). "XRS-2200 linear aerospike engine - Use of Pro/ENGINEER for determining mass properties". 35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit. U.S.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10.2514/6.1999-2334. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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    "XRS-2200". www.astronautix.com. Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  5. [5]
    D'Agostino, M.G. (January 2001). "X-33 XRS-2200 Linear Aerospike Engine Sea Level Plume Radiation" (PDF). NASA Technical Reports Server.
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