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English: Assembled in 1960, this Mercury Atlas vernier motor, (Rocketdyne LR101), provides attitude adjustment during the rocket’s launch. It has many of elements of the liquid fuel engines that later powered the Apollo and SpaceX rockets– with regenerative cooling of the nozzle, electric igniter, RP1 and LOX valves, and dual pistons for directional pointing.
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Mercury Atlas Vernier Motor — Truax Variant

Author Steve Jurvetson from Menlo Park, USA

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Rocketdyne LR101 vernier motor

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