RD-191
Engine To Begin Ground Tests
NPO EnergoMash plans to begin ground-tests of the
new RD-191 engine, a single-chamber derivative of the four-chamber
RD-170/171 and dual-chamber RD-180 engines, in late 2000. The RD-191
will power the core stage of the Angara family of launchers. First
engine deliveries are due in the first half of 2002.
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