Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 22-Jun-2020

There was an engine of this brand, produced perhaps before the merger of the two companies, and which was considered an auxiliary engine of the Saturn IV-B carrier rocket propulsion system. One of these engines is exposed at the NASM.

McDonnell-Douglas rocket engine
"McDonnell-Douglas Rocket Engine"

From Appendix 10: McDonnell-Douglas was also collaborating with NASA on the development of nuclear engines. They presented the following module.

McDonnel-Douglas SNE
“SNE”

-In collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory they designed the reusable SNE or “Small nuclear Engine”.

-The ROOST (Reusable One-stage OrbitalSpace Truck) primary engine was planned for the first stage of the vehicle.

ROOST primary engine
“ROOST primary engine”

ROOST secondary engine
“ROOST secondary engine”

Engines of McDONNELL-DOUGLAS

Model: Nuclear rocket engine

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Model: Rocket engines

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Model: ROOST primary engine

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Model: ROOST secondary engine

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