Home›Space and Rocket Propulsion›Vehicle FittedBrowse ByVehicle FittedThis dimension groups engines by the vehicle each one actually powered. Every internal combustion engine works on the same basic principle wherever it is fitted, since "the expansion of the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced by combustion applies direct force to components of the engine," as Wikipedia explains. Browsing by vehicle fitted lets a visitor see which specific car, aircraft or vessel a given engine actually drove.FactsVehicle FittedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1926 CE 1Vehicle FittedFilter Results3 entriesDescriptionAllSaturn V was the super heavy-lift launch vehicle NASA developed under the Apollo program to carry astronauts to the Moon. Thirteen were launched between 1967 and 1973, nine of them sending 24 astronauts toward the Moon, making it the vehicle that put space transport of people beyond Earth orbit into practice. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ (1)The Falcon 9 is a two stage orbital launch vehicle built by SpaceX that first flew in 2010, designed from the outset for reliability and, eventually, reuse. It became the first orbital class rocket capable of routinely landing and reflying its first stage, a capability that substantially lowered the cost of orbital launch and has since carried both cargo and crew to orbit. (1)The Space Shuttle is a partially reusable spacecraft system operated by NASA from 1981 to 2011, combining a winged orbiter, external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters. It was the first spacecraft capable of carrying humans into orbit and returning to Earth to fly again, and it was used to launch satellites and interplanetary probes, service the Hubble Space Telescope, and build and supply the International Space Station. (1)Manufacturer or BuilderAllNASA (1)North American Rockwell (1)SpaceX (1)SignificanceAllFirst operational orbital spacecraft designed for reuse, flying 135 missions from 1981 to 2011 that launched satellites and probes, deployed the Hubble Space Telescope, and helped build and service the International Space Station. (1)First orbital class rocket booster to achieve a controlled vertical landing, on flight 20 in December 2015, opening the way to routine reuse of the first stage. (1)The super heavy lift rocket that carried astronauts to the Moon on nine Apollo missions between 1967 and 1973, the vehicle that made crewed lunar transport possible. (1)YearAll1967 (1)1981 (1)2010 (1)BrowseCompareFalcon 9Vehicle Fitted1 entrySaturn VVehicle Fitted1 entrySpace ShuttleVehicle Fitted1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Robert H. Goddardtier 2WikipediaRobert H. Goddard, first liquid-fueled rocketQuote, Robert H. Goddard, first liquid-fueled rocketGoddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled (gasoline and liquid oxygen) rocket on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.