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Where was the S-IVB built?
Huntington Beach
Final manufacturing of S-IVB stages took place in the new Douglas complex at Huntington Beach, begun in January 1963 specifically for S-IVB production.
Where are the S-IVB?
Eleven companies submitted proposals for being the lead contractor on the stage by the deadline of 29 February 1960. NASA administrator T. Keith Glennan decided on 19 April that Douglas Aircraft Company would be awarded the contract.
How many stages did the Saturn 5 rocket have?
3
Saturn V/Number of stages
The Saturn V moon rocket had three expendable stages. In the configuration that sent astronauts to the moon, the first stage used liquid oxygen and kerosene, the second stage used liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen and the third stage used liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
What are the three stages of the Saturn V rocket?
The Saturn V rocket consisted of three stages. The S-IC was the first stage. The second stage was S-II, and the S-IVB was the third stage and the instrument unit. All three rocket stages used LOX or liquid oxygen as the oxidizer.
What is the S-IVB rocket?
The S-IVB was the third stage on the Saturn V and second stage on the Saturn IB launch vehicles. Built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, it had one J-2 rocket engine. For lunar missions it was fired twice: first for Earth orbit insertion after second stage cutoff, and then for translunar injection (TLI).
What type of fuel did the Saturn V rocket use?
The Saturn V’s first stage used RP-1 for fuel, while its second and third stages used LH2 or liquid hydrogen. Whereas liquid hydrogen has a greatly higher energy density to be lifted off into Earth orbit by mass. RP-1 has a much higher energy density by volume.
What is the difference between the S-IVB and the Saturn IVB?
The S-IVB evolved from the upper stage of the Saturn I rocket, the S-IV, and was the first stage of the Saturn V to be designed. The S-IV used a cluster of six engines but used the same fuels as the S-IVB – liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.