F-1

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The F-1 was a powerful American liquid-fueled rocket engine used on the Saturn V launch vehicle to propel Apollo missions toward the Moon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf liquid-fueled rocket engine ⓘ
rocket engine ⓘ
chamberPressure about 70 bar ⓘ
combustionChambers 1 ⓘ
coolingMethod regenerative cooling ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cycleType gas-generator cycle ⓘ
developedBy Rocketdyne engineers ⓘ
developedForAgency NASA ⓘ
diameter about 3.7 m ⓘ
dryMass about 8,400 kg ⓘ
era 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
firstCrewedMissionUse Apollo 8 ⓘ
firstFlight 1967 ⓘ
fuel RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
linked to: RP-1
gimbalCapability engine gimbaling for thrust vector control ⓘ
height about 5.6 m ⓘ
heritage influenced later large engine designs such as F-1B concepts ⓘ
ignitionSystem pyrotechnic ignition ⓘ
launchVehicleRole first-stage propulsion ⓘ
manufacturer Rocketdyne ⓘ
linked to: Aerojet Rocketdyne
notableFeature most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown ⓘ
numberPerSaturnVFirstStage 5 ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
program Saturn rocket program ⓘ
propellantFeed turbopump-fed ⓘ
propellantType liquid oxygen / RP-1 ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
thrustAtSeaLevel about 1.5 million pounds-force ⓘ
about 6.77 MN ⓘ
thrustInVacuum about 1.7 million pounds-force ⓘ
about 7.7 MN ⓘ
usedFor Apollo lunar missions ⓘ
linked to: Apollo program

Apollo program ⓘ
launch to Earth orbit ⓘ
translunar injection support ⓘ
usedOn S-IC stage ⓘ
linked to: S-IC

Saturn V ⓘ
Saturn V first stage ⓘ
linked to: Saturn V
usedOnMission Apollo 11 ⓘ
Apollo 12 ⓘ
Apollo 13 ⓘ
Apollo 14 ⓘ
Apollo 15 ⓘ
Apollo 16 ⓘ
Apollo 17 ⓘ
Apollo 8 ⓘ

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