A picture I dug up...

Attached is a terrible picture of myself and the business end of a Atlas taken at CCAFS earlier this summer. The engine is a Russian-built RD180. It is a LOX/Kerosine engine with two nozzles.

Yep! First russian design in a US rocket ever, or in very long time, right?

I think the new Atlas V series is great....didn't the III use the first RD-180?

Still, when that engine was implemented, I felt Atlas' lost their "old school" feel. Then when the verniers were eliminated with the V, that really did it. Still some awesome rockets.

That's awesome, though. Great shot...you're lucky!

I believe this is the launch of the Atlas w/the Russian engines.

March launch.

great shot, Occam!

My son and I were lucky enough to be there that day. It was great.

Originally posted by OccamMD
I believe this is the launch of the Atlas w/the Russian engines.

March launch.

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That's definately the Atlas V...the first Atlas to use the RD-180 was the III, which was debuted in 2000.

Here's a random link I found on it.

You're lucky, man! Awesome pic!

-Cool picture, Ozzy. I'd love to see some of that stuff close up.

Originally posted by Ozymandias
Attached is a terrible picture of myself and the business end of a Atlas taken at CCAFS earlier this summer. The engine is a Russian-built RD180. It is a LOX/Kerosine engine with two nozzles.

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Cool pic! But you might want to move a little farther away before they launch it!

Originally posted by Ozymandias
Attached is a terrible picture of myself and the business end of a Atlas taken at CCAFS earlier this summer. The engine is a Russian-built RD180. It is a LOX/Kerosine engine with two nozzles.

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Nice photo! Atlas is my favorite scale subject. Got any hidden treasure troves of good pictures of the exterior details of this bird (grin)???