Saturn V F-1 Engine Gas Generator Blazes Back To Life

On Jan. 10, 2013, a resurrected gas generator from a Saturn V F-1 engine completed two hot-fire tests that are part of a series of tests at Test Stand 116 located in the East Test Area at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The primary test objectives are to gather performance data from the refurbished gas generator and to demonstrate new test stand capabilities for conducting future tests with liquid oxygen and rocket grade kerosene fuel. Data from the tests will benefit the development of advanced, affordable propulsion systems needed for the evolved Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket -- a launch vehicle designed to carry 130 metric tons (143-tons) and to send humans even farther than the moon. (NASA/MSFC)