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Why did the moon rocket use 3 stages?

The Apollo Saturn V rockets were three-stage rockets, meaning that they were built in three separate pieces, each designed to burn up its fuel and then detach from the rest of the rocket during the flight: S-IC first stage.

What happened to the Apollo boosters?

When NASA’s mighty Saturn V rockets were launched on missions to Earth orbit and the moon in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the five F-1 engines that powered each of the boosters’ first stages dropped into the Atlantic Ocean and sank to the seafloor. There they were expected to remain, discarded forever.

Are there any Saturn 5 rockets left?

There are only three Saturn V rockets on display in the world. The rocket at NASA Johnson Space Center is the only one comprised of all flight-certified hardware. The other two rockets are made of flight hardware, mock-ups and test components.

Where is Apollo 1 capsule now?

Kennedy Space Center
The scorched Apollo 1 capsule remains locked away in storage. But NASA is offering visitors at Kennedy Space Center a look at the most symbolic part: the hatch that trapped Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee in their burning spacecraft on Jan. 27, 1967.

How did the Apollo 13 rocket reach the Moon?

In April, the Apollo 13 Saturn V blasted off towards the moon. The Saturn rocket consisted of a 3-stage launching system. While the first and second stage of the launch vehicle dropped back to Earth after launch, the third stage (S-IVB) was used to propel the docked Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module from Earth orbit into a lunar trajectory.

What happened to the 3rd stage of the Apollo program?

While the first and second stage of the launch vehicle dropped back to Earth after launch, the third stage (S-IVB) was used to propel the docked Apollo Command Module and Lunar Module from Earth orbit into a lunar trajectory. The spent rocket booster then separated from the Command Module and later impacted the moon.

What was the third stage of the Saturn V rocket?

Created with Sketch. The S-IVB was the third stage of NASA’s huge Saturn V rocket, which blasted the Apollo astronauts to the moon. Beginning with the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, S-IVBs were sent to impact the lunar surface.

What happened to the Apollo astronauts on the Moon?

We begin with a myth of the Apollo era that was soon squashed after astronauts returned home. Prior to the first successful landing of astronauts on the lunar surface, NASA scientists theorized that their astronauts may have been contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms to which humans would have no resistance.