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Business end of a Saturn V - Muddy's grand NASA adventure
No, it's NOT a model, or fake.
This is an honest to goodness SATURN V !
You're looking at the business end of the first stage, with all five of the F-1 engines (each put out 1.5 Million pounds of lifting force for a combined thrust of 7.5 Million pounds at liftoff).
The entire 36 story vehicle is laying on it's side, and segmented at each staging to give you a view into some of the components. AND, you can walk below it!
Trust me... I spent about 2 hours (maybe 3) here, and it's impressive!
This is an honest to goodness SATURN V !
You're looking at the business end of the first stage, with all five of the F-1 engines (each put out 1.5 Million pounds of lifting force for a combined thrust of 7.5 Million pounds at liftoff).
The entire 36 story vehicle is laying on it's side, and segmented at each staging to give you a view into some of the components. AND, you can walk below it!
Trust me... I spent about 2 hours (maybe 3) here, and it's impressive!
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If only I'd been around to watch one of these launch. The facility used by the shuttle was originally built for the Saturn V... And they would effectively cause an earthquake when they launched one. At least localized, but still, the sand of Florida shook, each and every time. =^.^=
Yes, that was the vehicle what would have flown for Apollo 18 until Congress cancelled the Program. I've been there many times while I lived in Florida, and even met Frank Borman, and James Lovell once during a social function there, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission.
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