Exhibit Profile: Lunar Sample no. 60015,85

Lunar Sample no. 60015,85


This Apollo 16 lunar sample (moon rock) was collected by the Apollo 16 crew 30 meters west northwest of the landing site. This rock weighs 129 grams. It is a fragment of the original rock that weighed 5574 grams when brought to Earth.

Exhibit Profile: Saturn V Launch Gantry

Saturn V

Saturn V was made up of four separate sections - three parts engine and one part brain that controlled it.

• Stage 1: Five huge F-1 engines took the rocket 42 miles above the Earth in 2.5 minutes consuming 3 tons of kerosene and liquid oxygen every second.
• Stage 2: Five smaller J-2 engines, using liquid hydrogen, burned for 6 minutes to accelerate Saturn V to 15, 000 miles per hour and reach the upper atmosphere, 108 miles in altitude.
• Stage 3: A single J-2 engine burning liquid hydrogen pushed the rocket into low Earth orbit, then fired again and accelerated the spacecraft out of Earth's orbit to the moon.
• Instrument Unit: This unit housed the rocket's instrumentation and computers, pre-programmed flight commands, and steering unit.

Experience the lift-off of Saturn V for yourself, every 15 minutes the astronauts and mission control run through procedures and you can feel the rumble of the Saturn V leaving Earth.