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theatlantic: The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor  The engines, like so many of the instruments we devise to send ourselves into space, were useful only briefly: The F-1s had a practical shelf life of about 165 seconds. After the Saturn V and its passengers had gotten the boost they needed, the engines were jettisoned: five scarred, metal cones sent hurtling into the waters of the Atlantic.  Read more. [Images: Bezos Expeditions, NASA]
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theatlantic: The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor  The engines, like so many of the instruments we devise to send ourselves into space, were useful only briefly: The F-1s had a practical shelf life of about 165 seconds. After the Saturn V and its passengers had gotten the boost they needed, the engines were jettisoned: five scarred, metal cones sent hurtling into the waters of the Atlantic.  Read more. [Images: Bezos Expeditions, NASA]
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theatlantic: The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor  The engines, like so many of the instruments we devise to send ourselves into space, were useful only briefly: The F-1s had a practical shelf life of about 165 seconds. After the Saturn V and its passengers had gotten the boost they needed, the engines were jettisoned: five scarred, metal cones sent hurtling into the waters of the Atlantic.  Read more. [Images: Bezos Expeditions, NASA]
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The Engines That Propelled Us Into Space, Recovered From the Ocean Floor

 The engines, like so many of the instruments we devise to send ourselves into space, were useful only briefly: The F-1s had a practical shelf life of about 165 seconds. After the Saturn V and its passengers had gotten the boost they needed, the engines were jettisoned: five scarred, metal cones sent hurtling into the waters of the Atlantic. 

Read more. [Images: Bezos Expeditions, NASA]

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