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How Astronauts G ot L aunched to the Moon

How Astronauts G ot L aunched to the Moon. Created by: Luke Sharman. The Rocket. Height 363.0 feet (110.6 m) Diameter 33.0 feet (10.1 m) Mass 6,200,000 pounds (2,800,000 kg)[1] Stages 3 Partial failures 1 (Apollo 6) First flight November 9, 1967 (SA-501) Last flight December 6, 1972

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How Astronauts G ot L aunched to the Moon

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  1. How Astronauts Got Launched to the Moon Created by: Luke Sharman

  2. The Rocket Height 363.0 feet (110.6 m) Diameter 33.0 feet (10.1 m) Mass 6,200,000 pounds (2,800,000 kg)[1] Stages 3 Partial failures 1 (Apollo 6) First flight November 9, 1967 (SA-501) Last flight December 6, 1972 Length 138.0 feet (42.1 m) Diameter 33.0 feet (10.1 m) Empty mass 288,000 pounds (131,000 kg) Gross mass 5,000,000 pounds (2,300,000 kg) Engines 5 Rocketdyne F-1 Thrust 7,648,000 pounds-force (34,020,000 N) Specific impulse 263 sec (2580 N-s/kg) Burn time 150 seconds Fuel RP-1/LOX Second Stage - S-II Length 81.5 feet (24.8 m) Diameter 33.0 feet (10.1 m) Empty mass 80,000 pounds (36,000 kg) Gross mass 1,060,000 pounds (480,000 kg) Engines 5 Rocketdyne J-2 Thrust 1,000,000 pounds-force (4,400,000 N) Specific impulse 421 sec (4130 N-s/kg) Burn time 360 seconds Fuel LH2/LOX Third Stage - S-IVB Length 61.6 feet (18.8 m) Diameter 21.7 feet (6.6 m) Empty mass 23,000 pounds (10,000 kg)[citation needed] Gross mass 266,400 pounds (120,800 kg) Engines 1 Rocketdyne J-2 Thrust 225,000 pounds-force (1,000,000 N) Specific impulse 421 sec (4130 N-s/kg) Burn time 165 + 335 seconds (2 burns) Fuel LH2/LOX

  3. Liftoff • The first stage’s is five F-1 rocket engines ignite and produce 7.5 million pounds of thrust.

  4. First Stage Separation At an altitude of 42 miles the F-1 engines shut down. Explosive bolts fire, and the severed first stage falls into the Atlantic Ocean.

  5. Interstage Separation • The second stage’s J-2 engines ignite, and the interstage skirt drops away.

  6. Escape Tower Jettison • Useful only up to about 19 miles altitude, the launch escape tower is now dead weight and is discarded.

  7. Second Stage Separation • The third stage’s single J-2 ignites about ten seconds after the second stage is cut loose.

  8. Third Stage Shutdown • At engine cutoff, the Apollo spacecraft has reached a speed of 17,432 miles per hour and is in orbit around Earth at an altitude of 118.8 miles.

  9. Trans-Lunar Injection • The third stage’s J-2 engine is fired again to break out of Earth orbit and send the vehicle toward the moon.

  10. Lunar Module Extraction • Now on course for the moon, Apollo separates, turns 180 degrees and pulls the lunar module from atop the third stage. Its job finished, the Saturn stage coasts away into space.

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