RL10B-2
RL10B-2 is a restartable liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen upper-stage engine with an extendible nozzle, used on Delta IV and the SLS interim cryogenic propulsion stage. On Artemis I, a single RL10B-2 powered ICPS through perigee-raise and translunar-injection burns. NASA identifies its Artemis I thrust as 24,750 lbf, approximately 110 kN.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- RL10B-2
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- RL10B-2 is a restartable liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen upper-stage engine with an extendible nozzle, used on Delta IV and the SLS interim cryogenic propulsion stage. On Artemis I, a single RL10B-2 powered ICPS through perigee-raise and translunar-injection burns. NASA identifies its Artemis I thrust as 24,750 lbf, approximately 110 kN.
- Developers
- Family
- First Flight Date
- 2002-11-20
- Manufacturers
- Propellants
- liquid hydrogenliquid oxygen
- Rocket Specs
- Restartable
- Yes
- Vacuum Specific Impulse
- …
- Vacuum Thrust
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Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:03:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 13:12:19 UTC
- Image
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Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Cryogenic upper stage propulsion: RL10 and derivative engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Space Launch System Block 1 official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- SLS RL10 Engine Fact Sheet
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-29
- Note
- Supports the legacy vehicle installation and the narrow canonical identity used for migration.
- Publisher
- Official vehicle or program source
- Title
- Delta IV Medium+ (5,4) official vehicle reference
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-15
- Note
- ULA's inaugural Delta IV record identifies the Pratt & Whitney RL10B-2 as the cryogenic second-stage engine on the 20 November 2002 first flight.
- Publisher
- United Launch Alliance
- Title
- Critical Events of the Inaugural Launch of the Boeing Delta IV