Paradox Olbers
ISM A5 N-1
The N-1 rocket was the Soviet space program's answer to America's Saturn V for the race to the moon. Nearly as tall as the Saturn at almost 345 feet, it was capable of producing over 2 million pounds more thrust from its kerosene/ liquid oxygen engines. While NASA chose to develop new large engines for the Saturn's first stage from scratch, the Soviets chose to use a cluster of 30 smaller, off-the-shelf engines in an attempt to save development time and costs. This proved to be an unmanageable arrangement, and the project was canceled after four failed launch attempts. This exhibit was built by Jimbo Perhaps.
- text by Xanshin Paz
ISM A5 N-1
The N-1 rocket was the Soviet space program's answer to America's Saturn V for the race to the moon. Nearly as tall as the Saturn at almost 345 feet, it was capable of producing over 2 million pounds more thrust from its kerosene/ liquid oxygen engines. While NASA chose to develop new large engines for the Saturn's first stage from scratch, the Soviets chose to use a cluster of 30 smaller, off-the-shelf engines in an attempt to save development time and costs. This proved to be an unmanageable arrangement, and the project was canceled after four failed launch attempts. This exhibit was built by Jimbo Perhaps.
- text by Xanshin Paz