Mark's Photography :: 01-24-2003 | New Mexico Museum of Space

X-7A: Built by Lockhead Missiles and Space Company (now Lockhead-Martin), the X-7A served as a test vehicle to develop a ramjet engine for the Boeing IM-99 Bomarc anti-aircraft missile. The first X-7 flew on April 26, 1951, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Air launched from a B-29 bomber the X-7 was boosted by a single aft mounted solid booster or underway solid booster rockets. After approximately fine seconds, the booster was jettisoned and the ramjet propelled the vehicle for the remainder of the flight. The missile was recovered by parachute with impact upon the long nose penetration spike, with protected the craft from serious damage. Among the records the X-7 set were: a maximum mach number of 4.31 (appox 2,881 mph), and a maximum number of flights per vehicle (13). This X-7 is one of the only six still known to exist. The last X-7 flew on July 20, 1960.
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Nike Ajax: The Nike Ajax was the world's first operational air defense guided missile. Designed to intercept high-altitude aircraft, the vehicle consisted of a solid propellant booster and a liquid-fueled upper stage.
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F-1 Rocket Engine: The F-1 is the most powerful single chamber, liquid-fueled rocket engine ever flown. Five of these engines were clustered to power the first stage of the Saturn V rocket, which carried men to the moon. The engine was built by the Rocketdyne Division of North American Aviation Inc., now Boeing. This engine has a thrust of 6,712,020 newtons (1,522,000 lbs)
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F-1 Rocket Engine

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Sonic Wind 1: On December 10, 1954, Dr. John Paul Stapp rode this rocket sled, called the Sonic Wind 1, to a speed of 632 mph (1,011 kmph). The opjective of this test, which took place at Holloman Air Force base, was to measure human response to sudden deceleration. As the sled hit the water brake, Dr. Stapp sustained 43 Gs and experienced the same effects as a pilot ejecting from an aircraft traveling 1,000 mph at 35,000 ft. (1,600 kmph at 10,700 meters)
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J-2 Rocket Engine: The J-2 engine powered the second and third stages of the mammoth Saturn V moon rocket. Five J-2s were clustered in the second stage and one boosted the third stage. The Rocketdyne Division of North American Aviation Inc., now Boeing, built the J-2 engines. The J-2 engine has 1,014 newtons (230,000 lbs.) of thrust.

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J-2 Rocket Engine

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J-2 Rocket Engine
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V-2 Engine: This engine and tail section are identical to the ones of the "Vengeance Weapon-2" (V-2), the world's first long-range ballistic missile. The V-2 was used by Nazi Germany toward the end of World War II as a terror weapon against London and Antwerp, Belgium, as well as other Allied targets. The V-2 consumed liquid oxygen and alcohol as propellants and the combustion chamber was regeneratively cooled by the alcohol. In all likelihood, this engine was recovered from a crashed V-2 rocket.

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