Discover the Power Behind the Moon Landings: The Iconic Rocketdyne F-1 Engine on Display at Destination Moon.
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Why was the Saturn V Rocket Built to be So Big? Fuel Capacity, Reliability, and Overcoming Earth’s Gravitational Pull.
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The Saturn V rocket, developed by NASA in the 1960s and 1970s, was a technological marvel and a key factor in the success of the Apollo program, which sent the first humans to the moon
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The Saturn V S-IC stage had five F-1 engines, hydraulically controlled, each with a thrust of 1.5 million lb., generating a total thrust of 7.5 million pounds. Learn more in this article.
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Read about memories, facts and hardships from the workers and engineers behind the Saturn V rocket.
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The welds had to pass a rigorous inspection to “man-rate” the Saturn V vehicle for human-crewed flights. The job became known for a maddening cycle of “cut-and-try” operations.
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