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TR-107

Proposed US kerolox rocket engine

Field	Value
name	TR-107
image	TR107 Prototype Engine.png
country_of_origin	United States
manufacturer	Northrop Grumman
purpose	low cost throttleable booster engine
type	liquid
fuel	RP-1 (kerosene)
oxidiser	LOX
thrust(SL)	4900 kN
chamber_pressure	177 bar
dry_weight	00 kg

| thrust(SL) = 4900 kN | thrust(Vac) = The TR-107 was a developmental rocket engine designed in 2002 by Northrop Grumman for the NASA and DoD-funded Space Launch Initiative (SLI). Operating on LOX/RP-1, the engine was throttleable and had a thrust of 4900 kN at a chamber pressure of 177 bar, making it one of the most powerful engines ever constructed.

History

The TR-107 was developed by TRW following the successful conclusion of the development program for the TR-106 engine, a similar throttleable engine of about half the thrust burning LOX/LH2 instead of LOX / RP-1. Tom Mueller, then VP of Propulsion Development at Northrop, was project manager for both the TR-106 and TR-107 engines.

In 2002, Mueller co-founded SpaceX with Elon Musk and became the VP of propulsion after cancellation of the SLI program.

Status

Northrop Grumman development of the TR-107 engine permitted consideration for potential use on next-generation launch and space transportation systems.

, no flight models are known to exist.

References

(May 5, 2003). "Northrop Grumman Awarded NASA Contract for Next Generation Launch Technology". Primezone.
"TR-107". Astronautix.com.
"Tom Mueller Bio". SpaceX.

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