For the first N-1 launch, the rocket was powered by 30 of these closed-cycle engines, each running at about 1/6 of the thrust of a Saturn V engine. Whether you’re shaking or nodding your head at ...

and capable of producing 1.5 million pounds of thrust. It is still considered the most powerful single-engine rocket. NASA used five F-1s for the six 363-foot Saturn V launch vehicles used to send ...