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The RS-88 is a liquid-fueled rocket engine designed and built in the United States by Rocketdyne. Originally developed for NASA's Bantam System Technology program in 1997, the RS-88 burned ethanol fuel with liquid oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer. It offered 220 kN (49,000 lbf) of thrust at sea level.