Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International
- Summary
- This is the liquid propellant Jupiter rocket engine that powered the U.S.'s first intermediate ballistic missile (IRBM), the Jupiter, of 1,600 miles range. It was a modification of the Redstone rocket engine and used liquid oxygen and RP-1 (a type of kerosene). The engine produced 150,000 lbs of thrust. The Jupiter missile became operational in 1960 and retired from the military service in 1963. This engine was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1970 from the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
- ca. 1956-1963
- Inventory Number
- A19700263000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Primarily stainless steel; some aluminum piping
- Dimensions
- Overall: 68 in. diameter x 120 in. long, approximate weight 4400 lb. (172.72 cm. diameter x 304.8 cm, long approximate weight 1995.8 kg)
- 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_A19700263000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv906818cfe-8efd-4294-8ccc-84c0227e40ab
