This pump was used on the F-1 liquid fuel rocket engine, the powerplant for the first stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle that took the first astronauts to the Moon for six successful landing missions from 1969 to 1972 in the Project Apollo program. The F-1 produced 1.5 million pounds of thrust.
The first stage was fitted with five F-1s for a total lift-off thrust of 7.5 million pounds. The F-1 used RP-1, a type of kerosene and liquid oxygen as the propellants. The F-1's 2,500 pound turbopump pumped in the propellants at 42,500 gallons per minute.
This pump was donated to the Smithsonian in 1975 by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)
Manufacturer
Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International
Dimensions
Overall: 5 ft. 2 in. tall x 4 ft. wide, 2000 lb. (w/Crate 2,500lb.) (157.48 x 121.92cm, 907.2kg)
Materials
Inlets, volutes, and impellers, aluminum alloy casting. Turbine wheels and manifold assemblies, nickel alloy.
Inventory Number
A19751580000
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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