SATURN 5 AFT END
This mirror arrangement shows the cluster of five F-1 rocket engines of the 1st stage of the Apollo/Saturn 5 launch vehicle.

The F-1 Engine
  • Length: 5.6 meters (18 feet, 4 inches)
  • Maximum diameter: 5.6 meters (11 feet, 11 inches)
  • Weight: 8200 kilograms (18,000 pounds)
  • Maximum thrust at sea level: 690,000 kilograms (1,522,000 pounds)
  • Propellants: Liquid oxygen and kerosene
  • Manufactured by Rocketdyne, A Division of North American Rockwell Corporation
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Racing to Space
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Apollo 11
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What we learned about the Moon
After the Apollo Program


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