Module Nova concept - Solid C-3 Basis - Early Program Development
Summary
This artist's concept illustrates the Module Nova concept - Solid C-3 Basis. From 1960 to 1962, the Marshall Space Flight Center considered the Nova launch vehicle as a means to achieve a marned lunar landing with a direct flight to the Moon. Various configurations of the vehicle were examined. The latest configuration was a five-stage vehicle using eight F-1 engines in the first stage. Although the program was canceled after NASA planners selected the lunar/orbital rendezvous mode, the proposed F-1 engine would eventually be used in the Apollo Program to propel the first stage of the Saturn V launch vehicle.
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nova
msfc
marshall space flight center
program
development
early rockets
module nova concept
vehicle
solid c 3 basis
first stage
five stage vehicle
eight f 1 engines
program development
apollo program
f 1 engine
various configurations
flight
configuration
nasa planners
rendezvous mode
saturn v
rocket engines
rocket technology
nasa
Date
01/05/1961
Location
Marshall Spaceflight Center, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, United States, 35808
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34.63076, -86.66505
Source
NASA
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Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)