Saturn V launch

A typical TBI concept is shown in Fig 1. It is the initial configuration for the Saturn V launch vehicle where the requirement called for maintaining a firm seal after detonation that would withstand 1 OOOOpsi pressure... 

This value of A/7° is equivalent to 120 kJ/g of fuel (H2) compared with 50 kJ/g of methane. The second and third stages of the Saturn V launch vehicle that sent a three-man Apollo crew to the moon used a hydrogen/oxygen system. The launch vehicle contained liquid hydrogen (boiling at — 253°C) and liquid oxygen, or LOX (boiling... 

One of the earliest aluminum alloys containing lithium was 2020. This alloy in the T6 temper was commercially introduced in 1957 as a structural alloy with good strength properties up to 175 °C (350 °F). It has a modulus 8% higher and a density 3% lower than alloy 7075-T6. Alloy 2020 was rarely used in aircraft because of its relatively low fracture toughness. It was used in the tluust structure of the Saturn S-IL the second stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle (Ref 22). 

Anyone who has visited the Kennedy Space Center and seen the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)—originally built to process the Saturn V and currently used to assemble the Space Shuttle and its external tanks and solid rocket boosters—and the crawler-transporter— used to move the final assembled vehicle and mobile launch platform from the VAB to the launch pad—has an appreciation for the massive infrastructure requirements of a major space project. The ISS program has benefited substantially from the existence of the Apollo-era... 

Thirty-two launches of the Saturn V rocket system were conducted in the 1960 s and early 1970 s. All succeeded. 

Fig. 4.7 Saturn V rocket launch (Apollo 16 program) Helium is used for fuelling and pressurising liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks in space rockets.

Secondary (and high-rate primary) batteries were specially developed for the US Space Administration (NASA) Apollo ILM Saturn programme. A total of 24 secondary and primary silvcr-zinc batteries were used on each Saturn V vehicle. The Moon Buggy or Lunar Rover used for driving on the surface of the moon in 1971 was powered by two manually activated secondary silver-zinc batteries. This vehicle reached speeds of 5-6 miles/h. The Agena, a workhorse launch vehicle/satellite since 1959, is powered with silver—zinc batteries. When originally developed, in 1959, these batteries had a power density of 36 W h/kg. This has since been increased to 53 W h/kg. 

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