Saturn V
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The super-heavy rocket of the Apollo programme.
What it is made of
- Rocket stage — has part. Three stages: S-IC, S-II, S-IVB.
- F-1 rocket engine — has part. Five kerosene–oxygen engines on the first stage.
- J-2 rocket engine — has part. Hydrogen engines on the upper stages.
- Launch escape tower — has part. A tower that pulls the spacecraft away in an emergency.
Principles and materials it uses
- Hydrogen — uses. Hydrogen stages.
- Lunar module — uses. It launched the lunar module.
- Liquid-propellant rocket engine — uses. All stages use liquid-propellant engines.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- V-2 rocket — evolved from. Von Braun went from the V-2 to the Saturn.
What it is a kind of
- Multistage rocket — is a kind of. A rocket.