Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Descent Engine
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aerospace Company
- Summary
- This is the liquid propellant Lunar Module Ascent Engine. It was one of the most important in the manned Project Apollo missions since it was used to lift up the ascent stage of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) from the surface of the Moon which was then to dock with the Command Module (CM) orbiting the Moon. In the event of a too fast approach to the Moon, the engine could also be used to slow down the descent. It produced 3,500 pounds of thrust. The engine was developed and made by the Bell Aerospace Company. This engine was transferred to the Smithsonian from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in 1975.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
- Inventory Number
- A19751447000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Probably phenolic nozzle; metal propellant valves and inlets
- Dimensions
- Height, 92 inches; diameter, maximum, at base, 59 inches
- 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_A19751447000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv943567cf2-4775-4112-8d05-23eadaf50618
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