The Amazing System That Tested The Most Powerful Rocket Engine Ever

The Amazing System That Tested The Most Powerful Rocket Engine Ever

A photo of the Rocketdyne F-1 rocket engine — “the most powerful single-nozzle liquid-fuelled rocket engine ever flown” — being tested at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama. Five of them powered the first stage of the Saturn V. Watch and listen to all of them being tested — in Dolby 5.1 sound. It’s amazing.

Here’s a drone video of the S1C Test Stand that you can see in the video above:

And photo of the testing at the top of this article, watched from the other side.

The Amazing System That Tested The Most Powerful Rocket Engine Ever

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