Who built the Apollo rocket?
Saturn V
| Has use | Launch vehicle of Apollo program Launch vehicle of Skylab |
| Manufacturer | Boeing (S-IC) North American (S-II) Douglas (S-IVB) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Project cost | $6.417 billion in 1964–1973 dollars (~$49.9 billion in 2020 dollars) |
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Who made the spacesuits for Apollo 11?
ILC Dover
When Jeanne Wilson was seven, her mother taught her to sew. By age nine, Wilson was designing and making dolls’ clothes. Ten years later, in 1969, she was one of several seamstresses at ILC Dover who made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s spacesuits for the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
How was the Apollo 11 rocket built?
It was made of an aluminum honeycomb sandwhich bonded between sheet aluminum alloy. The base of the CM consisted of a heat shield made of brazed stainless steel honeycomb filled with a phenolic epoxy resin as an ablative material and varied in thickness from 1.8 to 6.9 cm.
Where was the Apollo 11 rocket built?
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Fast Facts: Apollo 11
| Nation | United States |
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| Mission Design and Management | NASA |
| Launch Date and Time | July 16, 1969 / 13:32 UTC |
| Launch Vehicle | Saturn V |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA | Launch Complex 39A |
When was Emilio Herrera born?
February 13, 1879Emilio Herrera Linares / Date of birth
Who made astronaut suits?
ILC Dover has been the primary supplier of spacesuits for NASA since the dawn of Apollo. In the 50 years since then, we’ve strived for continuous innovation and improvement. NASA’s astronauts aboard the International Space Station are wearing ILC Dover spacesuits for extravehicular activities.
Where is Apollo 11 now?
the National Air and Space Museum
The Apollo 11 command module Columbia is displayed at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.