Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aerosystems Company
- Summary
- This is a Lunar Module Ascent Engine (LMAE). The LMAE was part of the Lunar Module (LM), the spaecraft that landed Apollo astronauts on the moon. The LMAE was a curcial component of the spacecraft. It powered the LM ascent stage, carrying the astronauts off the surface of the moon and back to the Command Module spacecraft.
- This engine was one of the test engines for the LMAE program. It was fired in 1964 at White Sands Test Facility, New Mexico for a total of 380 seconds. It was later used during LM thermal tests at Grumman Aerospace, which was the prime contractor for the LM.
- This engine was donated to the Smithsonian in 1972 by the Grumman Aerospace Co.
- Credit Line
- Grumman Aerospace Corp.
- Inventory Number
- A19721169000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Refrasil phenolic ablator, insulated with asbestos phenolic and glass fiber wrapped structural case; propellant lines, stainless steel; injector and valves, aluminum; Teflon seals in valves; valve housings, stainless steel
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2ft x 4ft 4 1/2in., 250lb. (61 x 133.4cm, 113.4kg)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19721169000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9451e9808-9c7e-4cf9-bd3c-f18dcfc9574b
