Most Active Stories Wed March 20, 2013 We Have Liftoff: Apollo
Rocket Engines Reportedly Pulled From Ocean Floor Originally
published on Wed March 20, 2013 3:41 pm Rocket engines that may
have powered the flight of the first man to walk on the moon
have been recovered off the coast of Florida from a depth of
nearly three miles beneath the ocean's surface. Well, parts of
some of them have been found and hauled up, according to Amazon
billionaire Jeff Bezos. He and an "A-team" of experts were in
search of the historic F-1 engines used on Apollo 11. Whether
they found them, or engines from another Apollo flight, isn't
clear. A forthcoming restoration effort may answer that
question. The Internet entrepreneur shared news of the recovery
in a post to the Bezos Expeditions website Wednesday: We're
bringing home enough major components to fashion displays of two
flown F-1 engines. The upcoming restoration will stabilize the
hardware and prevent further corrosion. We want the hardware to
tell its true story, includin