Artifact: Cutaway, Thrust Control, RL-10 Bi-Propellant Rocket Engine
Identifier: A20130018
Artifact Category: Rocket Propulsion Systems
Period of Employment: after 1962
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
Spacecraft/Launch Systems: Atlas,Titan,Delta,Saturn I/IB
Materials:
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Dimensions: 11 x 6 Inches
Weight: 5.9 Pounds
Flight Vehicle System or Component: Main Propulsion (MPS)
Flown Status: Unflown
Description:
RL10 Thrust Control valve cutaway presentation to NASA (from Pratt and Whitney) . The valve throttled Liquid Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen to the combustion chamber.