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Saturn SA-3 launch

The Saturn C-1 configuration fully mated on its launch pedestal ready for the countdown. The third flight in the vehicle development missions is to further test the S-1 booster propulsion and control system. SA-3's trajectory will reach an altitude of 104 miles and impact 270 statute miles down range. Ninety-five tons of water stored in the second and third stages will be released at peak altitude in the high-water experiment to investigate the effects of a large volume of water in the ionosphere.

Scale model of the Saturn I launch vehicle

Photograph showing a one-third scaled model of the Saturn I Block II launch vehicle. Ground wind investigations form an indispensible part of the painstaking research program that lies behind successful flights of launch vehicles of all sizes, and the National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center has specialized in such wind-tunnel studies for many years. Here, in a cooperative program with the George C.

Apollo/Saturn V rocket

The instrumentation unit for the NASA Saturn V 500 F rocket is lowered onto the S IV-B stage in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Merritt Island, Florida launch area. The NASA Apollo/Saturn 500 F facilities vehicle and the Apollo verification spacecraft will be used to check out the Vehicle Assembly Building, transporting the full scale vehicle on the Mobile Launcher to Complex 39 and complete checkout at the launch pad.

Apollo/Saturn V rocket

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo/Saturn V, 500 F, SII stage is being checked out in the Hi Bay area of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The NASA Apollo/Saturn 500 F facilities vehicle and the Apollo verification spacecraft will be used to check out the Vehicle Assembly Building, transporting the full scale vehicle on the Mobile Launcher to Complex 39 and complete checkout at the launch pad.

Apollo/Saturn V rocket

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo/Saturn V, 500 F first stage is being erected in the Hi Bay area of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The NASA Apollo/Saturn 500 F facilities vehicle and the Apollo verification spacecraft will be used to check out the Vehicle Assembly Building, transporting the full scale vehicle on the Mobile Launcher to Complex 39 and complete checkout at the launch pad.

Apollo/Saturn V rocket

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo/Saturn V, 500 F facilities vehicle is being erected in the Hi Bay area of the Vehicle Assembly Building. The NASA Apollo/Saturn 500 F facilities vehicle and the Apollo verification spacecraft will be used to check out the Vehicle Assembly Building, transporting the full scale vehicle on the Mobile Launcher to Complex 39 and complete checkout at the launch pad.

Apollo/Saturn V rocket

The Apollo/Saturn V, 500 F verification spacecraft is being checked out at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Assembly Building at the Merritt Island, Florida launch area. The NASA Apollo/Saturn 500 F facilities vehicle and the Apollo verification spacecraft will be used to check out the Vehicle Assembly Building, transporting the full scale vehicle on the Mobile Launcher to Complex 39 and complete checkout at the launch pad.