What was the rocket used for the Apollo lunar missions?
The Apollo lunar missions used the Saturn V rocket. The Saturn V was the largest rocket ever successfully flown. With the Apollo spacecraft attached, it stood 111 meters high and lifted off the launch pad with a thrust of more than 3 million kilograms. It was a three-stage rocket and the third stage provided the power to speed the spacecraft on its three-day journey to the Moon.
What are the main sections of Saturn V rocket?
In the three-stage rocket, the upper part contains the third stage with the Apollo command, service and lunar modules, the launch escape system and steering jet.
The second stage lies just below the much smaller third stage and has five steering jets.
The first stage is the largest and has five jets through which its fuel of kerosene and liquid oxygen can fire.
What was the type of spacecraft lifted into space by the Saturn V rocket for the Apollo lunar missions?
The Apollo missions to the Moon were achieved with a cleverly designed spacecraft made up of three main modules. One housed the crew, the next one contained equipment and the third was the Moon landing craft. The Moon-landing craft itself was designed in two parts. The astronauts left the Moon in the upper part of this module.