How big was the Saturn rocket? Launching Into Space The size of the rocket required to launch and object into space depends on the size of the object being launched. The Falcon 9 Block 5 measuring 70 metres tall was used to launch a two-man crew to the ISS in May, 2020. Answer and...
Next let’s look at a very common propellant which has been pretty prevalent throughout spaceflight, RP-1, again with liquid oxygen otherwise known as kerolox. The first stage of the Saturn V used RP-1, as well as the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy, the core stage of the Atlas V, Soyuz,...
Photo: Looking up at the base of a Saturn V rocket like the ones that put astronauts on the Moon in the 1960s. The five red things are the five engines of the lowest rocket stage (technically called S-IC). Picture courtesy of NASA....
Thanks to Boeing and SpaceX, rockets are once again blasting off on Florida's Space Coast. Here's what you need to know to get the most from your trip.
Merlin Rocket Engine: Ignition of rocket engines occurs when the propulsive power of a solid rocket motor is obtained from the high pressure and temperature combustion of solid fuel. By providing heat flux in the presence of steam, dense gases that swiftly ignite the combustible surface, the igni...
When NASA lit up the five massive Merlin Engines of the 300 foot high Saturn V Rocket, the most powerful machine ever built, they burned through 20 tons of fuel in just 120 seconds producing 7.5 million lbs of thrust as it lifted the Apollo missions on the start of their journey to the...
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HowStuffWorks 2005 See more rocket pictures. One of the most amazing endeavors man has ever undertaken is the exploration of space. A big part of the amazement is the complexity. Space exploration is complicated because there are so many problems to solve and obstacles to overcome. You...
The shuttles are not the heavy lift vehicles like the Saturn V or the Delta rockets. The shuttle cannot go to high altitude orbits or escape the Earth's gravitational field to travel to the Moon or Mars. NASA is currently exploring new concepts for launch vehicles that are capable of going...
Modified from the third stage of a Saturn V moon rocket, Skylab had the following parts: Orbital workshop - living and working quarters for the crew Airlock module - allowed access to the outside of the station Multiple docking adapter - allowed more than one Apollo spacecraft to dock to ...