Object Details
Manufacturer
Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International (CA)
Summary
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.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19751580000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)
Materials
Inlets, volutes, and impellers, aluminum alloy casting. Turbine wheels and manifold assemblies, nickel alloy.
Dimensions
Overall: 5 ft. 2 in. tall x 4 ft. wide, 2000 lb. (w/Crate 2,500lb.) (157.48 x 121.92cm, 907.2kg)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19751580000