Inscription
Dedicated to the employees of Rocketdyne on the tenth anniversary of man's first lunar landing
July 20, 1979
A cluster of five Rockytdyne-built F-1 engines lifted the 365-foot-tall Apollo vehicle from Earth, beginning man's journey to the Moon.
Length - 19 ft., Width - 12 ft. 4 in., Thrust - 1,522,000 lbs., Rated Run Duration- 150 sec., Flight Weight 18,500 lbs., Propellants - Liquid Oxygen and Kerosene RP1
July 20, 1979
A cluster of five Rockytdyne-built F-1 engines lifted the 365-foot-tall Apollo vehicle from Earth, beginning man's journey to the Moon.
Length - 19 ft., Width - 12 ft. 4 in., Thrust - 1,522,000 lbs., Rated Run Duration- 150 sec., Flight Weight 18,500 lbs., Propellants - Liquid Oxygen and Kerosene RP1
Details
| HM Number | HM24OK |
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| Additional Information | The most powerful rocket engine ever built is on display here. It was originally displayed on Canoga Ave between Vanowen St and Victory Blvd, the former location of Rocketdyne. SSFL is six miles west of here, in the Santa Susana mountains. No longer in use as a test lab, and only open during occasional guided tours. When the AIAA marker was dedicated in 2001, a group of visitors (including me, -CB) had the opportunity to witness a rocket motor test. |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Historic Object |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1979 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 at 7:02pm PST -08:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] CRAIG BAKER [2] CRAIG BAKER [4] CRAIG BAKER
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | 8900 De Soto Ave, Canoga Park CA 91304. Just south of Nordhoff St, in the parking lot of Aerojet Rocketdyne. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 353729 N 3789151 |
| Decimal Degrees | 34.23318333, -118.58818333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 13.991', W 118° 35.291' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 13' 59.4600" N, 118° 35' 17.4600" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 818 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Osborne St, Los Angeles CA 91304, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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