RD-250
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The RD-250 is the base version of a dual-nozzle family of liquid-fuel rocket engines, burning a hypergolic mixture of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine fuel with dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer in a gas-g
RD 250 rocket engine
R-36 (missile)
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The R-36 is a family of intercontinental ballistic missiles and space launch vehicles designed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The original R-36 was deployed under the GRAU index 8K67 and was
RD-250
…fuel with dinitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) oxidizer in a gas-generator open cycle. The RD-250 was developed by OKB-456 for Yangel's PA Yuzhmash ICBM, the R-36 (8K67). Its variations were also used on the Tsyklon-2 and Tsyklon-3 launch vehicles. It was supposed to be used on the Tsyklon-4, but since the…
Liftoff of a Dnepr rocket, a launch vehicle derived from the R-36 ICBM
Rocket nozzles of an R-36
Dnepr inside silo
Senator Richard Lugar inspects an R-36M ICBM being readied for decommission under the Nunn-Lugar Program