The F-1 engine, with 1.5 million pounds of thrust, was the powerplant for the first stage of the 363-foot long Saturn V launch vehicle that took the first astronauts to the Moon for six successful landing missions.
Created by
Jim Preston
Date Created
07/01/2018
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Apollo Program; Engines; Exploration; Human Spaceflight; Launch Vehicles; Moon; Rockets; Space
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