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Apollo with AFC (1961)

Presentation

The Apollo program (1961-1972) was following the GEMINI program

Manufacturer

Technology provider

Partner

Pratt and Whitney

Vehicle

Space craft vehicle

Status

Prototype

Passenger capacity

Size, weight

Propulsion concept

Hydrogen turbine; with 2.3 kWe AFC for on-board electricity supply

Fuel

Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen

Storage

Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks

Range, consumption

Top speed, acceleration

Approval

Operation

Goals

Costs, prices

Funding

Source, link

http://americanhistory.si.edu/fuelcells/

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Apollo with AFC

The AFC system consists of three FC modules

FC assembly within the Apollo project in 1964

Apollo with AFC (1961)