LOX Dome, Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, F-1 (Recovered)

Object Details

Summary: The F-1 engine was the powerhouse of the first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo lunar missions.; The F-1 engine used LOX (liquid oxygen) and PR-1 (kerosene) as propellants. The LOX dome forced the liquid oxygen from the turbopump to the injector, where it would then mix with RP-1 before being burned. The dome was located near the top of the engine, just above the injector plate.; This LOX dome was part of an F-1 engine that launched the Apollo 11 Saturn V. Around 2.5 minutes after launch, the first stage was jettisoned and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. In 2013, F-1 components were recovered from the ocean floor by Bezos Expeditions.; The National Aeronautics and Space Administration transferred the engine parts to the National Air and Space Museum in 2016.

Credit Line: Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

1969

Materials: Iron alloy, copper alloy,aluminum alloy, nickel plating, Refrasil silica cloth
Dimensions: 3-D: 162.6 × 48.3 × 111.8cm (5 ft. 4 in. × 1 ft. 7 in. × 3 ft. 8 in.); 3-D: 818.3kg (1804lb.); Support (Includes Height on Stand): 66 × 148.2 × 162.6cm (2 ft. 2 in. × 4 ft. 10 5/16 in. × 5 ft. 4 in.)

National Air and Space Museum

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv988246fb1-c00c-4bc2-a8ab-2adfc66ebb51