NASA Rocketdyne S-3D Rocket Engine

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This original NASA Rocket engine used in testing that has been fully restored by NASA and displayed on a custom made horizonal stand mounted on heavy casters making the rocket easily moved by two people. These early space program Rocket engines were used on the Jupiter and Thor Rockets. This one is in fine to near mint condition and is nearly complete with sections of the original wiring harness still in tact. NOTE: This engine comes with all of the disposition paperwork for legal ownership and weighs about 1,500 pounds with the display stand and will need to be shipped by freight carrier.

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NASA Rocketdyne S-3D Rocket Engine

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2026 NASA Space Memorabilia & Silver (42)

Feb 14, 2026 12:00 PM EST

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