"We choose to go to the moon."
— J.F. Kennedy // Rice University, 1962
Five engines. 7.5 million pounds of thrust.
The F-1 remains the most powerful single-chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever developed. At liftoff, the Saturn V generated more power than 85 Hoover Dams.
CONFIG: APOLLO 11 // LAUNCH MASS: 6.5M LBS
The final push. A single J-2 engine reignited in orbit to send the crew out of Earth's gravity and towards the Moon (Trans-Lunar Injection).
The workhorse of the ascent. Five J-2 engines burning liquid hydrogen powered the stack through the upper atmosphere to reach orbital velocity.
The brute force. Five massive F-1 engines consuming 15 tons of fuel per second to lift the 6.5 million pound vehicle off the ground.