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Kickball Capital of the World
Jan 1970
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V
363 feet tall (110 m). Weighing 6.1 million pounds (2.8 million Kg). Carrying 203,000 gallons (770,000 liters) of kerosene, 414,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of liquid oxygen, and 260,000 gallons (1 million liters) of liquid hydrogen.
7.5 million pounds of thrust. 165,000 pound (75,000 Kg) payload to Low Earth Orbit.
The rocket was assembled in a 52 storey skyscraper, pictured below.
The big boy, the grandaddy of them all. The Saturn V.
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Here's the specs for the SpaceX microlaunch -> medium heavy path.
1,400 pounds to LEO, $6 million (Falcon I) launching in May or later
10,000 pounds to LEO, $12 million (Falcon V) launching in late 2005
20,000 pounds to LEO or 10,000 pounds to GTO, $20 million (Falcon V+) launching some after that.
The Falcons use the same basic setup as the Saturn V. Kerosene and liquid oxygen. The Falcon V has 5 engines on the first stage, just like Saturn V did. The Falcon V will have "engine out" capability -- i.e., it can still fly with 3 engines out, just like Saturn V.
The Falcon V will be man-rated, meaning that it could be repurposed for Space Station crewing and supply, similar to the Soyuz.
The first two steps on this upgrade path already have customers, because of the such low costs.
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