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a_v_bw_o_n (original 1959 Rocketdyne-NAA publicity photo, no. ENG 324)

“Eight of these H-1 liquid propellant rocket engines, designed and developed by Rocketdyne, a division of North American Aviation, Inc., will be clustered to form the 1,500,000 pound thrust propulsion system for the Army/ARPA Saturn space vehicle. The new engine, shown on the static test stand at Rocketdyne propulsion field laboratory, is a compact, simplified version of the flight-proven Jupiter and Thor intercontinental range ballistic missile engine.”

 

Above is per the caption of an identical photograph, date stamped May 18, 1959.

 

history.nasa.gov/SP-4206/ch2.htm

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