Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:18:40 -0400
From: mark <whitroth at 5-cent.us>
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Subject: [WSFA] How NASA brought the monstrous F-1 =?UTF-8?B?4oCcbW9vbiByb2NrZXTigJ0=?=
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There has never been anything like the Saturn V, the launch vehicle that
powered the United States past the Soviet Union to a series of manned
lunar landings in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The rocket redefined
"massive," standing 363 feet (110 meters) in height and producing a
ludicrous 7.68 million pounds (34 meganewtons) of thrust from the five
monstrous, kerosene-gulping Rocketdyne F-1 rocket engines that made up
its first stage.

At the time, the F-1 was the largest and most powerful liquid-fueled
engine ever constructed; even today, its design remains unmatched
(though see the sidebar, "The Soviets," for more information on engines
that have rivaled the F-1). The power generated by five of these engines =

was best conceptualized by author David Woods in his book How Apollo
Flew to the Moon=C3=A2=C2=80=C2=94"[T]he power output of the Saturn first=
 stage was 60
gigawatts. This happens to be very similar to the peak electricity
demand of the United Kingdom."
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1-moon-rocket-back-to-life/>

        mark

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