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The Saturn V RocketRob Petro – History of Spaceflight & Space Technology
“Fly me to the Moon”
The Saturn V
Few can argue there is a more exciting vehicle than the Saturn V
One of the most successful craft ever built by NASA, no payload was ever lost following launch
The pinnacle of the career of Wernher von Braun and the Marshall Space Flight Center
Marvel of Engineering
The most powerful vehicle ever created by man
7.5 Million Pounds of Thrust
36 stories tall
Pre-Launch weight of 6.4 Million Pounds
Saturn V Rocket Details
3 Stage rocket
First Stage – S-IC Second Stage – S-II Third Stage – S-IVB
Plus Instrument Ring Lunar, Command and Service Modules
Stage I-C
Powered by let 5 F-1 engines
“Maximum Thrust” Segment of flight for speeds to escape Earth Orbit
Basically a large fuel tank with attached engines
Stage I-C
Stage I-C
138 Feet long
33 feet in diameter
Fueled by 203,000 gallons of RP-1 Kero and 331,000 gallons of LOX
2.5 minutes of thrust to reach a height of 38 miles
Stage I Separation
See the Stage I separation prior to Stage II ignition.
Stage S-II
Powered by 5 J-2 Engines
Another “fuel and engine stage”
Thrusts rocket from upper atmosphere to a higher altitude in space
Stage S-II
82 Feet long
33 feet in diameter
Fueled by 260,000 gallons of Liquid Hydrogen and 83,000 gallons of LOX
6 minutes of thrust to reach a height of 115 miles
Stage S-IVB
Powered by 1 J-2 Engine
First segment to make multiple burns of the engine
Will push Apollo craft into Earth orbit, then trans-Lunar trajectory
Stage S-IVB
58 Feet 7 inches long
21 feet 8 inches in diameter (Needed an adaptor to scale down)
2.75 minutes of thrust to insert into Earth orbit, then a second 5.2 minute burn for Translunar Injection
Instrument Ring
Sat on top of the S-IVB stage
21 feet 8 inches in diameter, 3 feet in height
Carried all computer and guidance systems for the Saturn I, IB, and V programs
Manufactured by IBM
The Guidance Computer
SATURN V
1 MHz Processor
4K RAM
32K ROM
The first major project to utilize integrated circuits (IC’s) in its construction
The most advanced computer ever built at the time
TI-83
6 MHz Processor
32K RAM
24KB ROM
The most widely used graphing calculator BY STUDENTS!
Command/Service Module
The top of the Saturn I and V configurations
Housed the Astronauts and the necessary life support for the trip to the moon
Utilized in all the manned Apollo flights
Command/Service Module
SMS Engine allowed craft to enter Lunar orbit and return from Moon to Earth
One Astronaut remained during Lunar Excursion to maintain
ship and observe surface
Detached Command Module for reentry and splashdown
Lunar Module
A true spaceship, and not technically part of the Saturn V, the Lunar Module allowed landing on the moon
Two stage system (Descent and Ascent) the LM was a ferry from the CSM to the moon.
Provided key life support for Astronauts while visiting the Lunar Surface
Lunar Module
Inside the Lunar Module
References
National Air and Space Museum (April, 2010) Saturn V: America’s Moon Rocket Retrieved from http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/GAL114/SpaceRace/sec300/sec384.htm
National Air and Space Museum (April, 2010) The Apollo Program: Saturn V Retrieved from http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/saturnv.htm
National Air and Space Museum (April, 2010) The Apollo Program: Retrieved from http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/imagery/apollo/apollo.htm
Wade, Mark (2008) Saturn V Retrieved from http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/saturnv.htm
References
Baker, Brittany (April, 2007) Journey to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Guidance Computer Retrieved from http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Science--Technology--and-Society/STS-471JSpring-2007/E6FEC146-250B-4AE9-A904-2DAB3F9B6024/0/bok_rev_baker.pdf
Duncan, John (May, 2008) Saturn V Retrieved from http://www.apollosaturn.com/s5news/p2-7.htm
Ramsley, Ken (June, 2009) Design does not happen in one step Retrieved from http://kenramsley.com/2009/06/13/design-does-not-happen-in-one-step/
Wade, Mark (2008) Saturn V Retrieved from Wade, Mark (2008) Saturn V Retrieved from http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/saturnv.htm
References
The Saturn V Launches (2010) Retrieved from http://www.chronomaddox.com/blog_support/200412/Saturn_V_launches.jpg
The Saturn V (2010) Retrieved from http://www.thekeyboard.org.uk/Saturn%20V.jpg
NASA (2010) Apollo Retrieved from http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/
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