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The Saturn V Apollo Program 1968 - 1972 Skylab and the Apollo Soyuz Project 1973 - 1975 |
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Apollo 11 patch - First landing on the moon
Apollo 11 |
The Saturn V is the most powerful rocket in history. It is 363 feet tall and made the noise of 8 million stereos at full volume during liftoff. Facts: Weight - 6,2000,000 pounds Thrust - First stage 33,360,000 newtons (7,500,000 pounds) Second stage 4,448,000 newtons (1,000,000 pounds) Third stage 889,660 newtons (200,000 pounds) Diameter - 33 feet Stages - 3 (2 for Skylab) Flights: Apollo 8 - First manned flight Apollo 11 - First landing on the moon Apollo 13 - Failed to make a lunar landing due to an oxygen tank rupture Apollo 17 - Last of the manned Moon missions. Lifted of in December 1972 |
Click on above rocket stages for more information Stage 1 - 33 feet in diamter and 138 feet long. Powered by five F-1 engines. Typical flight 2.5 minutes. Stage 2 - 33 feet in diameter and 81 feet and 7 inches long. Powered by five J-2 Engines. Typical flight 6 minutes. Stage 3 - 21 feet and 8 inches in diamter and 58 feet and 7 inches long. Powered by one J-2 engine. Typical burn is 2.75 minutes for the first burn and 5.2 minutes to a translunar injection. Instrument Unit - 21 feet and 8 inches in diameter and 3 feet long Apollo Spacecraft - 80 feet long |
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The five stage one engines (F-1) generated 7.5 millions pounds of thrust at liftoff
Lunar landing module. Also known as the LEM (Lunar Excursion Module) |
Stage 3 engine (J-2) Command Module
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