Rocketdyne F-1 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids F-1
Information about F-1 rocket engine (in United States customary units).
Type	Rocket engine
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1967–1973
Used by	Saturn V
Production history
Manufacturer	Rocketdyne
Produced	1959
No. built	65
Variants	2 F-1A F-1B
Specifications
Mass	Dry: 8,400 kilograms (18,500 lb) Gross: 9,150 kilograms (20,180 lb)
Length	5.6 metres (18.5 ft)
Diameter	3.7 metres (12.2 ft)
Engine	6,770,000 newtons (1,522,000 lbf)
Propellant	RP1/LOX

The Rocketdyne F-1 was the rocket engine used on Saturn V. Although it had some problems during test, it never failed in flight. It was first flown in Apollo 4. It was also planned to use on following rockets:

• Nova NASA-1
• Nova A-1
• Nova NASA-2
• Jarvis-1
• Nova B-1
• Nova 59-4-2
• Saturn MLV 5-23L-0
• Saturn S-IB-2
• Nova 59-4-1
• Nova 60-8-1
• Saturn S-ID
• Saturn S-IB-4

Related pages

• Apollo program
• NASA

Images for kids

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  Wernher von Braun with the F-1 engines of the Saturn V first stage at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center

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  F-1 rocket engine components

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  Test firing of an F-1 engine at Edwards Air Force Base (The large spheres atop the platform are Horton Spheres for the fuel and oxidizer)

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  Installation of F-1 engines to the Saturn V S-IC Stage. The nozzle extension is absent from the engine being fitted.

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  F-1 on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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  The Vulcain for the Ariane 5 rocket uses a similar cycle design to F-1 engine, with the turbine exhaust gases piped directly overboard.

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  Unflown F-1 engine on display at Pratt & Whitney (now Aerojet Rocketdyne), Canoga Park, Los Angeles

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  F-1 engine on display at INFINITY Science Center

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  Recovered F-1 engine parts on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

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  Recovered F-1 engine injector from Apollo 12 mission on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

See also

In Spanish: Motor de cohete F-1 para niños