Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocketdyne Div., North American Rockwell
- Summary
- This is a high fidelity model of an F-1 rocket engine. Producing 1.5 million pounds of thrust, the F-1 was the powerplant for the first stage of the giant 363-foot long Saturn V launch vehicle that took astronauts to the Moon for Project Apollo. The first stage of the Saturn V was fitted with five F-1's for a total lift-off thrust of 7.5 million pounds. The fully-fueled Saturn V weighed 6.1 million pounds.
- The F-1 used RP-1, a type of kerosene, and liquid oxygen as the propellants. The F-1's 2,500 pound turbopump pumped in the propellants at 42,500 gallons per minute. This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1977 by Rocketdyne.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Rocketdyne Division, North American Rockwell
- Inventory Number
- A19771036000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Propulsion
- Materials
- Overall, wood; smaller plastic pieces; some aluminum piping; on circular walnut stand, with clear plexiglass label; bolts for attaching to stand, steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 ft. 10 3/4 in. tall x 1 ft. 4 in. diameter, 40.2 lb. (57.79 x 40.64cm, 18.2kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19771036000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a082944c-aaf1-4143-b074-e8df0975c4df
