NASA Rocket Timeline | Chris Lambert | SCI 240

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    Image of V2 Rocket

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    V2 Rocket

    Function: First large-scale liquid propellant rocket, launched the space race, first long-range ballistic missile
    Height: 14 meters
    Diameter: 1.6 meters
    Mass: About 8428 pounds (8427.9 pounds)
    How many stages: This was a single stage rocket
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    Juno I

    Function: Launching light objects into low Earth orbit
    Height: 21.2 meters
    Diameter: 1.78 meters
    Mass: 64,070 pounds
    Stages: This had four stages
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    Juno II

    Function: Used to launch probes and satellites
    Height: 24 meters
    Diameter: 2.67 meters
    Mass: 121,500 pounds
    Stages: This had 3 to 4 stages
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    Image of a Juno I Rocket

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    Image of Juno II Rocket

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    Image of Saturn I

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    Saturn I

    Function: Designed to be the first launch vehicle for up to 20,000 pound payload. Saturn rocket series used liquid hydrogen as fuel for the upper stages
    Height: 55 meters
    Diameter: 6.60 meters
    Mass: 1,124,000 pounds
    Stages: 2
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    Saturn V

    Function: Carried humans beyond low Earth orbit and to the Moon!
    Height: 110.6 meters
    Diameter: 10.1 meters
    Mass: Varied between 6,221,000 – 6,537,000 pounds
    Stages: 3
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    Image of Saturn V Rocket

    Apollo 11 launch to the moon!
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    Titan IIIE (Titan 3E)

    Function: Launched the Voyager probes and Viking probes.
    Height: 48.8 meters
    Diameter: 3.05 meters
    Mass: 1,395,460 pounds
    Stages: This had 3 stages, and had an option for a 4th
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    Image of the Titan IIIE

    The Voyager probes are the farthest human made objects in space! They are in interstellar space and can still communicate with Earth.
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    Space Shuttle

    Function: This craft allowed for a human crew that allowed for re-entry
    Height: 56.1 meters
    Diameter: 8.7 meters
    Mass: 4,480,000 pounds
    Stages: 2
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    Athena I

    Function: Placed a number of satellites in orbit. First orbital launch from Kodiak Island
    Height: 18.9 meters
    Diameter: 2.36 meters
    Mass: 146,200 pounds
    Stages: 3
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    Image of Athena I

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    Atlas V

    Function: Launched exploration spacecraft and satellites
    Height: 52.4 meters to 58.3 meters
    Diameter: 3.81 meters
    Mass: 1,300,000 pounds
    Stages: 2-3
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    Image of the Space Shuttle

    This is an image of the shuttle Atlantis, which was the final launch for the Space Shuttle
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    Image of Space Launch System

    This is the latest rocket system in use from NASA. It is going to bring humans back to the moon!
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    Image of Atlas V

    The final launch was for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite.
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    Space Launch System

    Function: It is being used for the ongoing Artemis moon program
    Height: Between 98 meters to 111 meters
    Diameter: Between 5.1-8.4 meters
    Mass: 5,750,000 pounds
    Stages: 2