Bell-shaped nozzle with fuel manifold pipe wrapped around center and starting with smaller diameter and gradually expanding to larger diameter then joining to vertically mounted cylinders to pump and other plumbing arrangement on top of nozzle. Nozzle with longitudinally placed cooling tubes around entire periphery of nozzle. Tubes reinforced by ridged and equi-distant hoops around nozzle. Created by Eric Long Date Created 05/27/2005 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Best of the National Air and Space Museum Collection, NASM Acc. 2004-0036 Keywords Apollo Program; Engines; Exploration; Human Spaceflight; Launch Vehicles; Moon; Rockets; Space Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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