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Lecture: Glushko and Liquid-Propellant Engines
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Lecture: Glushko and Liquid-Propellant Engines

From the first ORM engines to the RD-170: the designer whose engines launched almost everything.

Next date
19 September 2026
Time
18:00
Place
Engine Hall
Price
Free
The lecture traces Valentin Glushko’s design line from the experimental motors of the 1930s to the four-chamber RD-170. Key engineering decisions are examined: the staged-combustion cycle, chamber cooling and the fight against high-frequency instability.