Rocket engines at Apollo/Saturn V Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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Designed to fly three Apollo astronauts to the moon and back, the Saturn V made its first unmanned test flight in 1967. A total of 13 Saturn V rockets were launched from 1967 until 1973, carrying Apollo missions as well as the Skylab space station. Every part of the giant rocket is used and then discarded during a mission. Only the tiny command module survives to return to Earth. The Saturn V rocket’s first stage carries 203,400 gallons (770,000 liters) of kerosene fuel and 318,000 gallons ( million liters) of liquid oxygen needed for combustion. At liftoff, the stage’s five F-1 rocket engines ignite and produce million pounds of thrust.

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Size: 5400px × 3600px
Location: Apollo/Saturn V Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Photo credit: © Plamen Stanev / Alamy / Afripics
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