NASA MC-1 (Fastrac)
Historical NASA Marshall MC-1 liquid rocket engine, formerly the Fastrac 60K, developed as a low-cost pump-fed LOX/RP-1 gas-generator engine for the X-34 technology demonstrator. NASA documents fixed 60,000 lbf (266.9 kN) vacuum thrust and gimbaling capability; no flight installation is asserted here.
Identity
- Aliases
- MC-1FastracFastrac 60K
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- NASA MC-1 (Fastrac)
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Historical NASA Marshall MC-1 liquid rocket engine, formerly the Fastrac 60K, developed as a low-cost pump-fed LOX/RP-1 gas-generator engine for the X-34 technology demonstrator. NASA documents fixed 60,000 lbf (266.9 kN) vacuum thrust and gimbaling capability; no flight installation is asserted here.
- Developers
- Propellants
- liquid oxygenRP-1
- Rocket Specs
- Cycle
- gas generator
- Vacuum Thrust Kn
- 266.9
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20000097369
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:50:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 23:50:39 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA identifies MC-1 as formerly Fastrac 60K, a pump-fed liquid rocket engine for X-34 with fixed 60,000-pound vacuum thrust.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Development Status of the NASA MC-1 (Fastrac) Engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA documents the Fastrac LOX/RP-1 gas-generator cycle and its 60,000-pound low-cost booster-engine objective.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- NASA Fastrac Engine Gas Generator Component Test Program and Results
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- NASA records Fastrac's intended X-34 application and fixed-thrust development context.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Low Cost Propulsion Technology at the Marshall Space Flight Center: Fastrac Engine and the Propulsion Test Article