Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International
- Summary
- Developed in the 1950s, the S-3 D Jupiter engine powered the U.S.'s first intermediate range (1600 miles) ballistic missile (IRBM). A modification of the Redstone engine, the Jupiter engine, which operated on liquid oxygen and RP-1 (a type of kerosene), produced 150,000 lbs of thrust for 178 seconds. The Jupiter missile itself was 58 feet (17.7 m) long, 8.75 feet (2.7 m) in diameter, and weighed 110,000 lbs (49,900 kg).
- NASA transferred this engine to the Museum in 1969.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 1958
- Inventory Number
- A19700262000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- HAZ MAT: Asbestos
- HAZ MAT: Thoriated Magnesium
- Ferrous Alloy
- Aluminum Alloy
- Rubber
- Copper Alloy
- Electrical Wiring
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Approximate): 398.8 × 190.5 × 205.7cm (13 ft. 1 in. × 6 ft. 3 in. × 6 ft. 9 in.)
- 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_A19700262000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bcbacdcf-3f04-4236-9534-250c083419bb
