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The ascent propulsion system (APS) or lunar module ascent engine (LMAE) is a fixed-thrust hypergolic rocket engine developed by Bell Aerosystems for use in the Apollo Lunar Module ascent stage. It used Aerozine 50 fuel, and N
2O
4 oxidizer. Rocketdyne provided the injector system, at the request of NASA, when Bell could not solve combustion instability problems.
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APS; LMAE; Lunar Module Ascent Engine
Bell Aircraft Corporation, United States,
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | Apollo Lunar Module Ascent Engine | Commons | ||
| commons | image | View of O&C Building Altitude Chambers | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lunar module ascent engine | Commons | ||


