"Staging," Jack announced.
The Apollo program ended, and NASA shifted to the Space Shuttle. The F-1A and J-2X engines were tested but never flew.
The shockwave hit the viewing stand three miles away, rattling teeth and blurring vision. It was a low-frequency vibration that bypassed the ears and resonated directly in the chest. Henry watched the white column, stark against the deep blue Florida sky, piercing the low-hanging clouds. In the grandstands, people were crying, shielding their eyes, mouths agape in silent awe. saturn5x
"Inboard engine cut-off," Jack reported.
"Roll program," called out the capsule communicator, or CAPCOM, his voice cutting through the static from Houston. "Staging," Jack announced
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Down on Earth, Henry Coles closed his notebook. He didn't need to write anymore. The contrail in the sky was already fading, but the history had been made. The machine had done the impossible. It had broken the chains of the world. The shockwave hit the viewing stand three miles
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Jack unbuckled his harness and floated. He pushed himself toward the window. He saw the discarded third stage drifting nearby, its job done. It looked like a discarded toy in the dark.
"Houston," Jack said, his voice thick with emotion. "Endeavor has separated. We have a good moon in sight."
| Feature | Detail | |---------|--------| | | 363 ft (111 m) | | Diameter | 33 ft (10 m) | | Mass at launch | 6.5 million lb (2.9 million kg) | | Stages | 3 (S-IC, S-II, S-IVB) | | First stage engines | 5 x Rocketdyne F-1 (kerosene/LOX) | | Total thrust (first stage) | 7.5 million lbf (33 MN) | | Upper stage engines | 5 x J-2 (S-II), 1 x J-2 (S-IVB) – both hydrogen/LOX | | Payload to LEO | 310,000 lb (140,000 kg) | | Payload to Moon (TLI) | 107,000 lb (48,600 kg) | | Successful launches | 13 (1967–1973), including 10 Apollo missions & Skylab |