Rocket Lab Rutherford Engine

Basics

• The rocket engine designed adn used by Rocket Lab
• It is mainly 3d printed
• This allows for it to use regenerative cooling for cooling the nozzle
• 9 used in a cluster for stage 1, 1 with a vacuum optimized nozzle used for stage 2
• Also unique in it's use of electric fuel and oxidiser pumps

See Also

• Rocket Lab
• EBM

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on The Rutherford Engine
• A video on it