Vulcain

Vulcain is a family of European first stage rocket engines for the Ariane 5. Its development began in 1988 and the first flight was in 1996. The updated version of the engine – Vulcain 2 was first successfully flown in 2005. Both members of the family use liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen cryogenic fuel. As of 2012 no new version of the engine is in development.