Rocketdyne has collaborated with Daimler/Chrysler Aerospace (DASA) to develop the 60 kN Aestus-2 engine that can be started several times.

-The first tests of operation and development found place in Lampoldshausen in Germany, and then continued in White Sands in the USA.

-Destinado a impulsar la última etapa del Ariane 5, llamada Versatile también.

-This engine was intended to power the last stage of the Ariane 5, also called Versatile.

-The Aestus engine belongs to this union of brands. as well as the Aestus-2.

“Aestus”