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Manufacturer:
Rocketdyne Division, Rockwell International  Search this
Materials:
Chamber and nozzle coolant passages 347 stainless steel. Propellant tanks, lines, and valves, stainless steel. Pumps, aluminum alloys; turbine, Hastealloy. Injector, OHFC copper and 347 stainless steel.
Combustion chamber made of 292 stainless steel tubes. The assembly, except for inlet manifold, was furnaced brazed with gold brazing alloy. Injectors, furnaced brazed.
Dimensions:
Overall: 100 in. tall x 47 in. diameter (254 x 119.38cm)
Type:
PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
ca. 1958-1969
Summary:
The H-1 liquid-fuel rocket engine was the first stage powerplant for the Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B launch vehicles, the precursors to the Saturn V which took men to the Moon in the Apollo program. The Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B were each fitted with eight H-1 engines in their first stages. The engine uses RP-1 (kerosene) and liquid oxygen. The model shown here may be the second variation that produced 188,000 pounds of thrust. The Saturn 1, with its eight H-1's, first flew in 1961 while the last Saturn 1B was flown in 1975 for the low-Earth orbit Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. This H-1 was transferred to from NASA to the Smithsonian in 1970.
Credit Line:
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number:
A19700258000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
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