Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS), Thruster, Saturn
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- TRW, Inc., Electromechanical Division
- Summary
- Shown here is a test-fired attitude control motor of APS (auxiliary propulsion system) for the S-IVB (third) stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle. APS motors like this one provided three axis control of roll, pitch, and yaw during Earth orbit and injection into lunar orbit. Each engine produced 150 pounds of thrust in pulses on request for a cumulative total of 5 minutes. The propellants consisted of hypergolic (self igniting) monomethyl hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide. Each APS module on the S-IVB stage contained three 150 pound thrust motors.
- TRW (Thomson-Ramo-Woolridge) began developing the APS system for NASA in 1963. The system performed to specifications on all Saturn V flights from the unmanned Apollo 4 in 1967 through the last Apollo lunar mission in 1972.
- Donated by McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
- Credit Line
- Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from the McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co.
- Inventory Number
- A19740782000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
- Materials
- Phenolic Resin
- Steel
- Anodized Aluminum
- Plastic
- Sythetic Rubber
- Adhesive
- Paper
- Paint
- Nozzle and chamber, phenolic impregnated silica with fiberglass overwrap; nozzle, sprayed zirconia coating; propellant inlets and valves, metal.
- Dimensions
- 16 15/16" x 9" x 7"
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19740782000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv914bd2277-1819-4ccd-87e6-626dc24abe26
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