NK-15

Overview

The Kuznetsov oxidizer-rich staged-combustion RP-1/LOX engine that powered the Soviet N1 Moon rocket — thirty on the first stage alone — across its four failed launches.

Components & hardware

Knowledge connections

• PowersN1
• Uses propellantRP-1 / LOX

Sources

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

• Gunter's Space PageGunter Krebs — Gunter's Space Page

  A specialist reference compilation of launch vehicles, stages, and spacecraft across all spacefaring nations.