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Object details:

Object Name: Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Jupiter Missile
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19680009000

	Object Name
	Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Jupiter Missile

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c8362218-c4af-4ef9-922e-8008600cb99d

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Rocketdyne Div., North American Rockwell

	Materials
	Ferrous Alloy

	Materials
	Non-Magneti White Metals

	Materials
	Plastics

	Materials
	Possible Asbestos

	Materials
	Rubber

	Materials
	Paint

	Materials
	Adhesive Tape

	Dimensions
	3-D: 361.3 × 160 × 172.7cm, 907.2kg (11 ft. 10 1/4 in. × 5 ft. 3 in. × 5 ft. 8 in., 2000lb.)

	Summary
	Shown here is the S-3 engine that powered the U.S. Army's Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), the first missile of its type put into service by the United States. Developed and built by the Rocketdyne division of North American Aviation, the S-3 was a modified version of the engine that powered the Army's Redstone missile. The S-3 used liquid oxygen to burn the RP-1 fuel, a type of kerosene. During flight, the engine burned for 178 seconds and produced a thrust of 150,000 pounds.

	Summary
	NASA transferred this engine to the Museum in 1966.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19680009000

	Date
	ca. 1956-1963

	Type
	PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

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