Jun 23 1958

From The Space Library

The U.S. Air Force contracted with NAA, Rocketdyne Division, for preliminary design of a single-chamber, kerosene and liquid-oxygen rocket engine capable of 1 to 1.5 million pounds of thrust. During the last week in July, Rocketdyne was awarded the contract to develop this engine, designated the F-1.

Senate Staff Report, Manned Space Flight Program, p. 158; Rocketdyne Valley Skywriter, August 1, 1958, p. 1.