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	Saturn launch vehicles
		The three-stage Saturn V was taller than a 36-storey building and the largest, most powerful rocket ever successfully launched (see N-1); fifteen of them were built.
		In a typical Saturn V Apollo flight, the five F-1 first stage engines were ignited 6 sec before liftoff.
		Although a two-stage version of the Saturn V was used to place Skylab in orbit, the rocket was effectively retired at the end of the Apollo program.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/S/Saturn_rocket.html (1711 words)

	Apollo 11 Spacecraft
		And the Saturn V instrument unit is an outgrowth of the one used on Saturn I. In these areas, maximum use of designs and facilities already available was incorporated to save time and costs.
		Saturn V's second stage is powered by five J-2 engines that generate a total thrust of a million pounds.
		Diameter of the instrument unit is 21 feet and 8 inches, and height is 3 feet.
	members.tripod.com /~collshubby/spacecraft.html (2025 words)

	NASM Space Artifacts: Saturn V Instrument Unit (1)
		This was contained in an "Instrument Unit" (IU): a large, thin ring, 1 meter high by 6.7 meters in diameter, located between the S-IVB stage of the Saturn rocket and the Service Module.
		The Instrument Unit was developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, formerly the Army's Redstone Arsenal, at Huntsville, Alabama.
		Almost everything about the Saturn V rocket is measured in superlatives, and it continues to be regarded as the ultimate launch vehicle long after its last flight.
	www.nasm.si.edu /spacecraft/GC-SaturnVUnit.htm (747 words)

	Saturn V
		As a result, the Saturn V third stage (S IVB) was patterned after the Saturn I second stage (S IV), and the Saturn V instrument unit is an outgrowth of the one used on Saturn I. In these areas, maximum use was made of designs and facilities already available to save time and costs.
		As a part of the Saturn V decision, it was determined that elements of the existing Saturn I vehicle and the planned Saturn V would be combined to form a new mid range vehicle, the Saturn IB.
		Four years after its establishment, the Saturn V program was progressing on schedule, pointing toward the launch of the first vehicle in 1967 and fulfillment of the manned lunar landing before the end of the decade.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/systems/saturn-v.htm (3088 words)

	Saturn IB News Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		the Saturn IB was based on a blending of existing designs for the Saturn I and the Saturn V. It uses a redesigned Saturn I booster (designated the S-IB stage), together with the S-IVB upper stage and the Instrument Unit from the Saturn V. The concept permitted rapid development of a new vehicle.
		The Instrument Unit is the Saturn IB "brain" responsible for originating electronic commands for stage steering, engine ignition and cutoff, staging operations and all primary timing signals.
		The Instrument Unit for the Saturn IB was delivered to KSC on October 20, and mating of the IU and the rocket stages was completed at Launch Complex 34 on October 25.
	www.apollosaturn.com /sibnews/sec2.htm (1180 words)

	IBM Archives: Saturn instrument unit
		The instrument unit was the control center of the Saturn launch vehicle.
		The switch selector - one in the instrument unit and one in each propulsion stage - decoded the correction signals and passed them to the flight control computer.
		Each major component was tested individually and as part of its system (guidance and control, electrical, etc.) before the instrument unit was shipped to the John F. Kennedy Space Center.
	www-03.ibm.com /ibm/history/exhibits/space/space_saturn2.html (612 words)

	Cape Canaveral Rocket and Missile Programs:
		Although the Saturn V employed some technology which dated back the earliest days of the U.S. space program, the sheer magnitude of the rocket and its mission successfully demonstrated one of the greatest scientific achievements in human history.
		One of the legacies of the Saturn V program remains the Kennedy Space Center, which was built on Merritt Island because not enough land was available on Cape Canaveral to support such a large vehicle.
		Although a two-stage version of the Saturn V was used to carry the Skylab space station into orbit, the huge rocket was effectively retired at the conclusion of the Apollo program.
	www.spaceline.org /rocketsum/saturn-V-apollo.html (1279 words)

	Saturn V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saturn V is also an alternative designation for the Centaur rocket stage.
		As such, the S-IVB third stage of the Saturn V was based on the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I. The instrument unit that controlled the Saturn V shared characteristics with that carried by the Saturn I. edit] Stages
		The three-stage Saturn V had a peak thrust of at least 34.02 MN (SA-510 and subsequent) [1] and a lift capacity of 118,000 kg to LEO.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saturn_V (5597 words)

	APOD Search Results for "Saturn"
		Saturn's unusual protrusions were rings and that when the Earth crosses the ring plane, the edge-on rings will appear to disappear.
		Saturn's thin ring plane appears in blue, bands and clouds in Saturn's upper atmosphere appear in gold, and dark shadows of the rings curve across the top of the gas giant planet.
		Saturn over the next three years, sending back images of the gas giant, its rings, and its moons that will be studied for decades to come.
	antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /cgi-bin/apod/apod_search?Saturn (10799 words)

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		From 1966, the Saturn IB was developed, incorporating the hydrogen fuel J-2 engine for the rocket second stage.
		The Saturn IB version was also used to launch the manned Skylab 2,3 and 4 missions in 1972 and 73, and for the Apollo-Soyuz Program carried out jointly with the Soviet Union in 1975.
		The most famous of the Saturn Missiles is the Saturn V, that launched man to the moon.
	zebu.uoregon.edu /~js/space/lectures/lec16.html (2383 words)

	FarthestShots.com - Apollo 4 Mission Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Saturn V for the Apollo 4 mission in the VAB
		Saturn V S-IVB stage for the Apollo 4 mission in the VAB
		Saturn V instrument unit for the Apollo 4 mission in the VAB
	www.farthestshots.com /pages/Apollo-4.html (144 words)

	Space Cowboy Saloon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		That's 3,250 tons-making the Saturn V the same size and about the same weight as a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine stood on-end.
		The first launch of a Saturn V was Apollo 4 (unmanned) on Nov. 9, 1967; the first manned launch was Apollo 8 on Dec. 21, 1968; the last manned launch was Apollo 17 on Dec. 7, 1972 (the only night launch of a Saturn V).
		Saturn V at the top of the page; this is due to the former's lack of an Apollo spacecraft adapter section/LES, and the bullet-shaped aerodynamic fairing on top of
	groups.msn.com /spacecowboysaloon/saturnv.msnw (636 words)

	The Saturn V Clinic
		Regardless of the scale of Saturn V you intend to build, the first important step is to familiarize yourself with the subject, and note the resources available to you, the modeler tackling this enormous booster.
		Saturn V extremists could bypass Evergreen altogether and substitute 128.030x.030 strips laid up onto.005 sheet (or cemented directly to the tube for the more brave of heart).
		The Ultimate Saturn V decal set in 1/96 scale, for use with the Revell Saturn V kit, is also available in 1/144.
	ricksternbach.com /SatV/Saturn_V_Clinic.html (2944 words)

	SPACE.com -- Apollo Program Test Flights: A Timeline
		The mission was flown to evaluate the performance on S-IVB instrument unit stage under orbital conditions and to obtain flight information on venting and chill-down systems, fluid dynamics and heat transfer of propellant tanks; attitude and thermal control system, launch vehicle guidance, and checkout in orbit.
		The first test of the Saturn V configuration which was comprised of the S-IC first-stage booster, and the S-II second stage.
		The second launch of a Saturn V, overall, was not considered a success by NASA planners.
	www.space.com /news/a11_nomanmissions.html (853 words)

	Saturn V
		Agreement was reached on tentative Saturn vehicle assignments on abort study and lunar entry simulation; on the use of the Saturn guidance system; and on future preparations of tentative flight plans for Saturns SA-6, 8, 9, and 10.
		Lockheed's study recommended the use of a Saturn V to launch the unmanned laboratory into orbit and then launching a manned logistics vehicle to rendezvous and dock at the station.
		Unmanned Saturn V flights are scheduled for 1967.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/saturnv.htm (14415 words)

	Apollo Computers
		Results from recent launchings of Saturn V vehicles are presented to confirm the adequacy of the navigation, guidance, and control system and its overall performance even under extreme flight perturbations.
		This paper describes the IBM Space Guidance Center's part in the Saturn V Program and the digital coputer and dat adapter being developed for the Saturn V booster.
		The computer and data adapter are located in the Saturn V Instrument Unit and integrated into the total guidance system of the booster.
	klabs.org /DEI/Processor/apollo/index.htm (901 words)

	Saturn (rocket) - Wikimedia Commons
		Saturn SA-6 on the pad, prior to a radio frequency interference test at launch complex 37.
		A Saturn IB is disassembled in the VAB.
		Rollout to the launch pad of the Apollo 8 Saturn V on October 9, 1968
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Saturn_(rocket) (426 words)

	NASM Space Artifacts: Saturn V Instrument Unit (II) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is the second of several Instrument Units (IU) presently in the NASM collections.
		See the entry for another Unit, Saturn Instrument Ring (1), for a description of the device and its significance.
		There are also instrument rings of varying fidelity installed in the three Saturn V vehicles, at Huntsville, Kennedy Space Center, and Houston (one of these was probably intended for the never-flown Apollo 18 mission, therefore it would be a flight-qualified article.) Little is known of the provenance of any of them.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/dsh/artifacts/GC-SaturnVRing.htm (270 words)

	2004 MAPLD International Conference - Session G. "Digital Engineering and Computer Design - A Retrospective and ...
		I'm working on the format for this workshop and the preliminary plans are to have a mix of technical presentations and discussions on topics that were critical in the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's which can provide lessons for today.
		"Saturn V Launch Vehicle Digital Computer and Data Adapter," M. Dickinson, J. Jackson, and G. Randa, IBM Space Guidance Center, Proceedings - Fall Joint Computer Conference, 1964, pp.
		For Apollo, there was radically different architectures between the Saturn V and the Apollo CSM and LEM; the Apollo CSM and LEM did share common avionics.
	klabs.org /mapld04/program_sessions/session_g.html (1292 words)

	A Field Guide to American Spacecraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This Saturn V was assembled from excess hardware after the cancellation of the Apollo Program.
		It is the only Saturn V on display with complete flight hardware.
		The Apollo spacecraft was removed for restoration at a separate facility.
	aesp.nasa.okstate.edu /fieldguide/pages/booster/sv-jsc.html (171 words)

	Apollo 16 Spacecraft History
		Saturn V instrument unit #511 delivered to KSC.
		Saturn S-IC stage #11 erected on MLP #3
		Saturn S-IC stage #11 RP-1 fuel loading completed.
	www.hq.nasa.gov /pao/History/SP-4029/Apollo_16c_Spacecraft_History.htm (139 words)

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