Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 in. wide x 15 in. long, 11 lb. (17.78 x 38.1cm, 5kg)
Other (Motor Chamber): 6 1/2 in. diameter (16.51cm)
Materials:
Molybdenum throat; sprayed zirconia coating on same; fiberglass covering on the main rocket motor chamber, with under coat of phenolic impregnated silica
This is an attitude control motor, or APS (Auxiliary Propulsion System), for the S-IVB (third stage) of the Saturn V launch vehicle which took men to the Moon in Project Apollo. APS motors provided three axis control of roll, pitch and yaw control for the S-IV during Earth orbit and injection into lunar orbit. They produced 150 pounds of thrust.
APS engines were used in all the Apollo Saturn V flights from 1967 to 1972. This particular motor has been fired in combustion tests. It was transferred to the NASM in 1974 by the McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics Co.
Gift of McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics Company
