Rocketdyne A-7

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The Rocketdyne A-7 was a liquid-fueled rocket engine developed in the 1950s that powered early U.S. Redstone-based launch vehicles used in missile tests and pioneering space missions.

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Rocketdyne A-7 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ
rocket engine ⓘ
chamberPressure approximately 4.1 MPa ⓘ
coolingMethod regenerative cooling ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cycleType gas-generator cycle ⓘ
developedFor Redstone missile program ⓘ
developmentStartDate 1950s ⓘ
diameter approximately 1.5 m ⓘ
firstCrewedFlightPowered Mercury-Redstone 3 Freedom 7 ⓘ
linked to: Mercury-Redstone 3
fuel alcohol-water mixture ⓘ
ethyl alcohol ⓘ
gimbalCapability engine could be gimbaled for thrust vector control ⓘ
heritage derived from German V-2 engine technology ⓘ
ignitionSystem pyrotechnic ignition ⓘ
length approximately 3.4 m ⓘ
manufacturer Rocketdyne ⓘ
mass approximately 1,000 kg ⓘ
mountingLocation first stage of Redstone-based launch vehicles ⓘ
notableAchievement powered first American in space ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
powered Freedom 7 mission ⓘ
Liberty Bell 7 mission ⓘ
linked to: Liberty Bell 7

early Redstone test flights ⓘ
early U.S. suborbital crewed flights ⓘ
propellantFeedSystem turbopump-fed ⓘ
propellantType liquid propellant ⓘ
serviceEntryDate mid-1950s ⓘ
specificImpulseSeaLevel approximately 216 s ⓘ
specificImpulseVacuum approximately 247 s ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
thrustSeaLevel approximately 334 kN ⓘ
approximately 75,000 lbf ⓘ
thrustVacuum approximately 350 kN ⓘ
approximately 78,000 lbf ⓘ
usedBy NASA ⓘ
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
usedFor ballistic missile tests ⓘ
launch vehicle first stages ⓘ
suborbital space missions ⓘ
usedIn Juno I launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Jupiter-C rocket

Jupiter-C launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Jupiter-C rocket

Mercury-Redstone 3 ⓘ
Mercury-Redstone 4 ⓘ
Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle ⓘ
PGM-11 Redstone ⓘ
Redstone missile ⓘ

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Jupiter-C → firstStageEngine → Rocketdyne A-7 ⓘ
subject linked to: Jupiter-C rocket