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Houston, We Have the Engine Remnants

How my lab pieced together a forgotten part of an Apollo rocket

Recovered F-1 engine components on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Credit: Museum of Flight, Seattle

Adam Creuziger
Wed, 03/27/2024 - 12:02
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Like many people, as a child I had dreams of flying into space as an astronaut. That interest in aerospace and space exploration has continued throughout my life.

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So when my colleague Tim Foecke, who was working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the time, invited me to assist with a research project involving the Apollo space program, I jumped at the chance. Tim has a long history in marine forensics and conservation.


NIST experts helped identify materials of the F-1 rocket engine that was used in the Apollo program—and had been resting on the Atlantic Ocean floor ever since. Credit: NASA/National Air and Space Museum.

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