TRW Lunar Module Descent Engine
TRW Lunar Module Descent Engine, the throttleable hypergolic descent engine used by the Apollo Lunar Module. This packet creates the exact propulsion identity only; Apollo Lunar Module installations, actor links, TR-201 lineage, and other descent-engine derivatives remain out of scope.
Identity
- Aliases
- LMDELunar Module Descent EngineApollo Lunar Module Descent Engine
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- TRW Lunar Module Descent Engine
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- TRW Lunar Module Descent Engine, the throttleable hypergolic descent engine used by the Apollo Lunar Module. This packet creates the exact propulsion identity only; Apollo Lunar Module installations, actor links, TR-201 lineage, and other descent-engine derivatives remain out of scope.
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20100027320
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 19:01:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 19:01:41 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Note
- NASA archives the TRW Lunar Descent Engine technical history and identifies the engine as the Lunar Module descent propulsion hardware.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- TRW - Lunar Descent Engine
- Note
- NASA documents the Lunar Module descent propulsion system mission role and technical operation.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Apollo experience report: Descent propulsion system
- Note
- NASA provides the historical propulsion-system overview supporting the distinct LMDE identity.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Apollo Lunar Module Propulsion Systems Overview