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Re: SATURN V BOOSTERS

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From: Robert Joseph Hammen
Date: Tue, 08 Mar 1988 20:16
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In article <21644@bbn.COM> rosmith@bbn.com (Robert Smith) writes:
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>Where are the remaining Saturn V boosters:
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>I know of no others on display, but the remaining ones were cut up
>for scrap at MAF, and I think that their engines were mothballed. (I know
>at least parts of the engines were because I've seen them at MAF.)  The
>boosters on permanent display were fully functional hardware, including
>the F1 engine, which are now fully corroded, once function al F1 engines.

Several people have already pointed out that there is a 4th Saturn V in
Huntsville, Alabama at the Marshall Space Flight Center. There were thirteen
Saturn V launches (10 manned Apollo's, 2 test flights, and the SkyLab launch),
and I believe, at the time the Saturns were cancelled, there were three boosters
not assigned to any flights (they would have been Apollos 18,19,and 20). The
fourth "Saturn V" laying on its side, rusting, is probably an engineering test
model (for launch pad fit checks, etc. - I believe I read this somewhere). I
don't know at which site the engineering version is on display. I don't believe
that any were cut up for scrap. 

>* Bob Smith								  

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From: hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Robert Joseph Hammen)
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Subject: Re: SATURN V BOOSTERS
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