LR-105

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The LR105 is a liquid-fuel rocket engine that served as the sustainer engine for the Atlas rocket family. Developed by Rocketdyne in 1957 as the S-4, it is called a sustainer engine because it continues firing after the LR89 booster engines have been jettisoned, providing thrust during the ascent phase.

Atlas 10F at Huntsville Alabama 1987 (cropped)Atlas 10F at Huntsville Alabama 1987 (cropped)
Rockets Huntsville Alabama 1987Rockets Huntsville Alabama 1987
Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (33)Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (33)
Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (44)Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (44)
Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (43)Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (43)
Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (34)Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (34)
Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (35)Stafford Air & Space Museum, Weatherford, OK, US (35)
Air Zoo December 2019 099 (Atlas sustainer engine)Air Zoo December 2019 099 (Atlas sustainer engine)