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