[Cincinatus' Wife]

Saturn V

Johnson Space Center Rocket Park

Best known are the three Saturn V vehicles displayed horizontally in Florida, Alabama, and Texas. Only the Texas display represents a complete flight vehicle. Less well known are the two Saturn I and two Saturn IB rockets on display. Three of these once-famous "cluster boosters" are displayed vertically in Alabama. The only complete Saturn I/IB flight article is displayed horizontally in Florida.

Only one Saturn V, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, has a complete set of flight-ready hardware. Its first and third stages (S-1C-14 and S-IVB-513) had been assigned to the cancelled Apollo 18 mission. Its second stage (S-II-15) came from the SA-515 Skylab backup booster.

Apollo 18's second stage (S-II-14) is displayed with the restored Saturn V at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Saturn V Visitors Center in Florida. The KSC Saturn V also has the S-1C-T All Systems Test first stage, known as "T-Bird" - the very first S-1C assembled by MSFC beginning in 1963, and the S-IVB-514 third stage. The third stage was assigned to Apollo 19 when that mission was cancelled. *** Source

[E. Pluribus Unum]

To the BATF this is just another explosive device, and anyone who owns one should be incinerated in their compound.

[Flyer]

Former Estes rocketeer bump. Now that I have the patience and skill to build a rocket that would fly more than once maybe I should revisit the hobby.

[AFreeBird]

Here's a pic of the Saturn V and Saturn 1B models.

Click the pic to go to Apogee's website and check out their other kits. They've got some really cool ones.

[narby]

I was even a member of a "rocket club". We had meetings and everything.

Had the most fun building an Estes radio transmitter that flew, and a movie camera that got pictures of a "D" engine that blew up on launch. Cool.

But that was kid stuff. Check this web site out> www.tripoli.org (don't know how to post links):

[Orangedog]

I stood next to the Saturn 5 in Florida. You almost have to do that in order to appriciate just how huge that monster really is.

[Squawk 8888]

Thanks for posting this- I have met Van Milligan, he's one of the best model kit designers in the business- the Estes Cato was a classic.

[chimera]

Good stuff. My brother and I built the Estes Industries Saturn V kit. We flew it successfully the first time using a three-engine cluster. That was impressive. We tried a second flight with a three-engine cluster and only one of the three engines ignited. It went about 50 feet up and crashed back down nose-first. I repaired the crumpled stage as best I could and then tried another flight using a 'D' series engine in an adapter (sold by Estes) mounted in the original cluster engine mount. For some reason, that engine assembly just blew through the rocket body when ignited. After that, the model was retired to shelf display. Alas...

[quietolong]

That was a big rocket!
Was there for the Apollo 17 launch. Wow! The night turned to sunset orange. And after about a minute could feel the heat blast as a warm 20mph wind. And we were 9 miles away!

What do you use to launch that baby? A “Z” engine.

Aaa the good old NASA days.

Not like now!

NASA gets away with blatant age discrimination AND Some reader feedback.
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