NK-33

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The NK-33 and its vacuum-optimized variant, the NK-43, were rocket engines developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the Kuznetsov Design Bureau for the Soviet space program's ill-fated N1 Moon rocket. The NK-33 is among the most powerful LOX/RP-1 powered rocket engines ever built, noted for its high specific impulse and low structural mass.

Aerojet AJ26 in the Stennis E-1 Test Stand - croppedAerojet AJ26 in the Stennis E-1 Test Stand - cropped
Kusnezow NK-33 engine MockupKusnezow NK-33 engine Mockup
NK-33, NK-43 at the MAKS-2011 (01)NK-33, NK-43 at the MAKS-2011 (01)
NK-33 engineNK-33 engine
MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (524-50)MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (524-50)
MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (524-49)MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (524-49)
Soyuz MS-12 crew and backup crew at the Baikonur Cosmodrome MuseumSoyuz MS-12 crew and backup crew at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum