How much fuel does a rocket need to get to the Moon and back?

The Saturn V rocket used just about 6 million pounds of fuel and liquid oxygen, which was enough to get two men to the surface of the moon and one additional man to lunar orbit.

How big was the rocket that went to the moon?

A total of 24 astronauts were launched to the Moon from December 1968 through December 1972….

Saturn V
Cost per launch	$185 million in 1969–1971 dollars ($1.23 billion in 2019 value).
Size
Height	363.0 ft (110.6 m)
Diameter	33.0 ft (10.1 m)

How much fuel does it take for a rocket to leave the earth?

The Falcon 9 rocket from Space X typically uses around 902,793 lbs of fuel. The Atlas D rocket, which launched the Mercury missions in the 1960s, used 244,056 lbs of fuel, and the Saturn V rocket, which took the first humans to the moon, required 4,578,000 lbs of fuel.

Does a rocket use fuel in space?

As opposed to an airplane engine, which operates within the atmosphere and thus can take in air to combine with fuel for its combustion reaction, a rocket needs to be able to operate in the emptiness of space, where there’s no oxygen. Accordingly, rockets have to carry not just fuel, but also their own oxygen supply.

How big of a rocket could the Saturn V rocket launch?

The Saturn V could launch about 43,500 kilograms (50 tons) to the moon. That’s about the same as four school buses. The Saturn V was developed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

What was the first rocket to land on the Moon?

Rocket Park. In 1969, Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the moon. Saturn V rockets also made it possible for astronauts to land on the moon on Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17. On Apollo 13, the Saturn V lifted the crew into space, but a problem prevented them from being able to land on the moon.

How did the Saturn V rocket impact the Apollo 13 mission?

Saturn V rockets also made it possible for astronauts to land on the moon on Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17. On Apollo 13, the Saturn V lifted the crew into space, but a problem prevented them from being able to land on the moon.

How many rockets were used to launch humans into Earth orbit?

Two smaller rockets, the Saturn I (1) and IB (1b), were used to launch humans into Earth orbit. The Saturn V sent them beyond Earth orbit to the moon. The first Saturn V was launched in 1967.

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