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  USATODAY.com - Restoration of aging rocket underway at Johnson Space Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
HOUSTON — The Saturn V rocket resting on its side in a park outside NASA's Johnson Space Center has fallen into disrepair in steamy Houston's heat and humidity, becoming home to mold, owls and mice.
Saturn V, longer than a football field, was planted in "Rocket Park" near the space center's main entrance in 1977.
The rocket is the only surviving Saturn V that contains all the needed stages for flight.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-06-17-saturnv-restore_x.htm   (700 words)

  
 amcgltd: NASA_Follies Archives
It was only after the Saturn V had cleared the tower that they all realized their mistake.
The Saturn V rocket was, and perhaps still is, the largest space vehicle ever built to be launched from earth.
The rocket is perched on the top of a concrete pad (which is still used by shuttles to this day), and the heat was so intense it turned a good two inches of the solid-concrete flame trench into glass.
www.amcgltd.com /archives/cat_nasa_follies.html   (10919 words)

  
 Saturn V gets new life - Space News - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Saturn V on display at Johnson Space Center never made it to space, however.
For the past 28 years, the rocket has greeted visitors at the entrance to the space center; two other Saturn rockets are on display at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
The Houston rocket is currently surrounded by a temporary structure and will soon be air conditioned to protect it from the sticky summer heat.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/7276685   (538 words)

  
 NASM--Apollo to the Moon--Saturn V and Launch Tower Model
of the Saturn V and its Launch Umbilical Tower conveys the enormous size of the vehicle that took men to the Moon.
The main swing arms connecting the tower with the rocket held electrical, fueling, and other cables, and retracted as the rocket was launched.
Developed during the early 1960s, the Saturn 5 rocket was the largest rocket in the world and the F-1 was the most powerful rocket engine.
www.nasm.si.edu /exhibitions/attm/rm.br.s5.2.html   (225 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Apollo Moon Booster Still Flies as Detailed Model Rocket
Five of the smaller, two-stage Saturn 1B rockets were used on Apollo 7, the three Skylab expeditions and the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
Enough components were built to fly three more Saturn 5's, but their flights were cancelled and the various stages all wound up in different places and assembled to present three full-sized historical exhibits in Florida, Texas and Alabama.
The Saturn 5 is a pricey $225 and the smaller Saturn 1B is $175.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/apollo11_020717.html   (1394 words)

  
 Saturn V
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.
Moreover, the increased payload of the Saturn V to 43,091 kg (95,000 lbs) permitted further increases.
www.astronautix.com /lvs/saturnv.htm   (13279 words)

  
 Dragon DM-55732 - Diecast Model Saturn V Rocket Multistage Model: The Flying Mule   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs.
NASA launched thirteen Saturn V rockets from 1967 to 1973, with a perfect launch record.
Designed for the Apollo program, the Saturn V was first launched on November 9th, 1967.
www.flyingmule.com /products/DM-55732   (245 words)

  
 Saturn V
After the Saturn V drawings had been issued, Marshall engineers immediately turned to considering further developments of the basic launch vehicle.
Saturn IC stretched 240 inches with 5.6 million pounds propellant and 6 F-1 engines; S-II stretched 156 inches with 1.2 million pounds propellant and 7 J-2 engines; S-IVB stretched 198 inches with 350,000 lbs propellant, 1 J-2 engine....
Saturn V core, strengthened but not stretched, with 4 Titan UA1205 strap-on solid rocket boosters....
www.astronautix.com /lvfam/saturnv.htm   (1104 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)

  
 APOD: August 29, 1995 - Saturn V: NASA's Largest Rocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Explanation: Pictured, a NASA Saturn V rocket blasts off on July 16th, 1969 carrying the crew of
The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever used by NASA, and the only one able to lift the large masses needed to land astronauts on the moon and returning them safely.
Saturn V rockets launched all of the Apollo moon missions, and several to Earth orbit as well.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap950829.html   (155 words)

  
 Saturn V: America's Moon Rocket
he Saturn V, developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center under the direction of Wernher von Braun, was the largest in a family of liquid-propellant rockets that solved the problem of getting to the Moon.
After two more missions to test the lunar landing vehicle, in July 1969 a Saturn V launched the crew of Apollo 11 to the first manned landing on the Moon.
Inside, the rocket contained three million parts in a labyrinth of fuel lines, pumps, gauges, sensors, circuits, and switches--each of which had to function reliably, and did.
www.nasm.si.edu /exhibitions/gal114/SpaceRace/sec300/sec384.htm   (237 words)

  
 collectSPACE - news - "Funds sought to restore Saturn V"
Because the Saturn V rocket, including the Service Module, has been cleaned of dirt, algae and other plant growth, it is currently protected with plastic wrap.
The Saturn V overall is in poor condition.
The Saturn V in Houston is one of only three surviving vehicles remaining from those built to launch Americans to the Moon during the 1960s and 70s.
www.collectspace.com /news/news-030104a.html#020405   (1607 words)

  
 Saturn V Rocket Collector's Series
The Saturn V is the rocket that took American astronauts to the Moon.
Suitable for display, this replica of the Saturn V rocket comes with a bonus embroidered Apollo 11 patch.
Detailed historical and educational data for the Saturn V is included in the package.
store.countdowncreations.com /toysatvcol.html   (71 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Alabama museum raising $5 million to save Saturn V moon rocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
But 30 years of constant exposure have taken their toll on the Saturn V, a test version that was fired at nearby Marshall Space Flight Center in the late 1960s.
The rocket's white and fl skin is pocked with pits and cracks, and patches of mold and mildew are evident.
The rocket in Huntsville is "probably the most complete in terms that it was all intended for testing," Winter said Wednesday as Bush announced new space goals.
www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2004-01-16-save-moon-rocket_x.htm   (332 words)

  
 APOD: 2001 May 25 - Saturn The Giant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Its development directed by rocket pioneer Wernher Von Braun, the three stage Saturn V stood over 36 stories tall.
It had a cluster of five first stage engines fueled by liquid oxygen and kerosene which together were capable of producing 7.5 million pounds of thrust.
Bathed in light, this Saturn V awaits an April 11, 1970 launch on the third lunar landing mission, Apollo 13.
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap010525.html   (159 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Saturn V Rocket
MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Saturn V Rocket
A Saturn V rocket rises slowly from its launch pad.
Saturn V rockets launched the Apollo missions to the Moon.
encarta.msn.com /media_461565485/Saturn_V_Rocket.html   (28 words)

  
 NASA Saturn V Rocket Model
With a cluster of five powerful engines in each of the first two stages and using liquid hydrogen fuel for the upper stages, the Saturn V was one of the great feats of 20th-century engineering.
Inside, the rocket contained three million parts in a labyrinth of fuel lines, pumps, gauges, sensors, circuits, and switches, each of which had to function reliably.
The Saturn V, developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center was the largest in a family of liquid-propellant rockets that solved the problem of getting to the Moon.
www.hightechscience.org /saturn_v_rocket_model.htm   (376 words)

  
 NASA - Restoration Begins on Saturn V at JSC
Now the Saturn V rocket on display near the entrance of Johnson Space Center is getting some restoration work by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.
The Saturn V took the first humans around the moon in Apollo 8 in 1968.
Three Saturn Vs survive, but only the one at JSC is made up entirely of rocket stages intended for flight.
www.nasa.gov /vision/space/features/saturn_V.html   (336 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Toys & Games: Micro Saturn V Rocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
It was the majestic and mighty Saturn V that carried Apollo 11 and the first men to the moon on July 16, 1969.
The Mini Saturn Rocket stands at approximately 5 inches and bears a detailed and historically accurate resemblance to the original item (which, for the record, was 363 feet tall).
This copy of the Apollo Saturn V Rocket is great for space party giveaways.This Saturn V is 5 inches tall and made from heavy duty vinyl plastic.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000IUCY/ref=nosim/nowelectronic-20   (333 words)

  
 Apollo 11 Image Gallery - Preparing A Moonship
The assembly and rollout of the Saturn V rocket
Saturn V SA-506, the space vehicle for the first lunar landing mission, is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building and down the 3.5 mile crawlerway to Launch Complex
The Apollo 11 Saturn V nears the end of its trip to the launchpad
www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/ap11ann/kippsphotos/saturn5.html   (397 words)

  
 Saturn on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Saturn loses Texas shootout; Second state rebuffs retail-chain concept.(Saturn Retail Enterprises)(Brief Article)
Saturn rises to eclipse others in GM orbit.
Saturn Unveiled It may not be faster or cheaper, but the spacecraft headed for Saturn aims to be better than anything we've flung across the solar system.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Saturn1.asp   (326 words)

  
 Cape Canaveral Saturn V Rocket at Hammacher Schlemmer
This replica of a Saturn V rocket is the most authentic-looking space toy we’ve seen (down to the faithfully detailed paint and insignias).
The same kind of rocket that ferried the Apollo astronauts to the moon, this model is so authentic it’s endorsed by Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
The rocket stands 3' tall, separates into eight sections (including lunar orbiter and lander) and comes with launch pad, moon landing base, and astronaut manual.
www.hammacher.com /publish/68267.asp?promo=xsells   (194 words)

  
 Dragon Wings 400 Diecast Airplanes - Saturn V Rocket (Multistage Diecast) (1:400) - DRW55732
This is our second version of the Saturn V Rocket.
About the Saturn V: The Saturn V (popularly known as the Moon Rocket) was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs.
On all but one of its flights, the Saturn V consisted of three stages — the S-IC first stage, S-II second stage and the S-IVB third stage.
www.diecastairplane.com /product_info.php/products_id/2778?osCsid=177cca607a4d1e8ecf93ebf9f0b68bd3   (342 words)

  
 NASM--Apollo to the Moon--The Saturn V Moon Rocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A 3-stage, liquid-fueled launch vehicle, this rocket was designed to propel a crew of three astronauts and Apollo spacecraft on their way to the Moon.
The Saturn series of rockets was developed under direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun at NASA’s George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
This is where all Saturn launch vehicle stages and Apollo spacecraft underwent final assembly and preparation for flight.One of the world’s largest buildings, the VAB is approximately 52 stories high and contains 3,664,340 cubic meters (129,482,000 cubic feet) of interior space.
www.nasm.si.edu /galleries/attm/nojs/rm.br.s5.1.html   (542 words)

  
 Saturn V Rocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
While there are corrections to this figure for several reasons (see below), they are mostly at the few percent level for a large rocket like the Saturn V, so the final answer must be not too different from 11.2 km/s, but of course somewhat larger, to take account of the various inefficiencies discussed below.
Here the large size of the Saturn V is a big help; let us guess +5% of the mission velocity.
The Saturn V used five large Rocketdyne F1 engines, powered by liquid oxygen (LOX) and RP-1 (roughly kerosine) for the first stage, five Rocketdyne J2 liquid hydrogen (LH2) and LOX engines for the second stage, and a single J2 for the third stage.
spider.ipac.caltech.edu /staff/waw/mad/mad3.html   (1711 words)

  
 Saturn V Rocket Gets A New Lease On Life
SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - It was designed to go to the moon, but a little coastal humidity is all it took for the towering Saturn V rocket at Johnson Space Center to begin to rot like an old pickup left in the front yard.
From 1968-1972, Saturn rickets propelled 24 astronauts around the moon, a dozen of them walking on its surface.
For the past 28 years, the rocket has greeted visitors at the entrance to the space center; two other Saturn rockets are on display at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, and Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.
www.chiefengineer.org /content/content_display.cfm/seqnumber_content/2015.htm   (436 words)

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