Doomed Antares Rocket Powered by Refurbished Soviet Engines

Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 06:30 in Astronomy & Space

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.

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