Green, bell-shaped nozzle at bottom, with propellant inlet valves on top and moveable fixture on side to attach motor to Surveyor spacecraft; inside nozzle, tan colored ceramic coating, black at throat end and ceramic partly burned off from firing test. Lower end of fixture painted white. Valves, polished aluminum color. Nozzle rim or edge partly broken off but object still exhibitable. Created by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Date Created 11/30/2021 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Engines; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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