WASHINGTON — Aerojet is in talks with Russian propulsion firms to restart production of the Soviet-era NK-33 rocket engine that the Sacramento, Calif.-based propulsion company is modernizing for ...

There may have been some applause in Russia, too. Antares uses Aerojet AJ26/NK-33 liquid kerosene rocket engines originally built for the Soviet Union’s canceled N-1 moon rocket in the late ...

We don't yet know the cause of the explosion, but I'm sure that Orbital Sciences' decision to use ancient (but refurbished) Russian NK-33 rocket engines will come under a lot of scrutiny.

In a tit-for-tat sanctions dispute over the situation in Ukraine, a top Russian official said Tuesday that Moscow would stop supplying the U.S. with rocket ... RD-180 and NK-33 engines if it ...

LE BOURGET — The newly formed Aerojet Rocketdyne is crafting a plan with the Russian Kuznetsov Design Bureau to restart production of the NK-33 rocket engine to assuage concerns from NASA that ...

Geoff says that although the investigation is just starting, the NK-33 rocket engine is already a focus. It was produced for the N1 moon rocket — the Soviet Union's answer to the U.S. Saturn V.

Unlike its predecessor, the NK-33 proved to be wildly successful and ... Everyone's favorite rocket engine is, probably, the one that powered Nasa's iconic space shuttle. The Space Shuttles ...

The closed-cycle rocket engine design. Image via Wikipedia The ... Improvements were made on the NK-33 including the addition of filters to keep debris out of the engines. Test launches continued ...

Antares' first stage uses two AJ26 engines, which are refurbished variants of the NK-33 built by the Soviet Union for its ill-fated N-1 moon rocket during the height of the space race. While it's ...

Geoff says that although the investigation is just starting, the NK-33 rocket engine is already a focus. It was produced for the N1 Moon rocket — the Soviet Union's answer to the U.S. Saturn V.

Geoff says that although the investigation is just starting, the NK-33 rocket engine is already a focus. It was produced for the N1 moon rocket — the Soviet Union's answer to the U.S. Saturn V. But ...