gordo - 19/1/2007 6:14 PMI was watching the excellent Mighty Saturns DVD today and noted that he 50F was de-stacked in 1966, with it being split up and section used for other purposes ahead of Pad B Checkout. The first stage was put in storageSo 2 questions:Was it ever re-stacked in '67 or '68 for Pad B check out?What happened to the first stage, on Wiki its listed as location un-known
gordo - 22/1/2007 6:09 PMThe KSC one is made up of S-IC-T. Which I suspect was a more operational stage than the S-IC-F ? The S-IVB-F is also AWOL.
Going back to one of my original questions, anyone know if 500F was used for PadB check out was was the Apollo 10 vehicle used? That was the only Saturn V launch from 39B, it then did the 4 Milk-stool launches.
gordo - 25/1/2007 4:06 PMThere was near enough a 4th full Saturn V worth of test pieces scrapped.Anyone have details on what was found when they restored the KSC one to find out of the 3rd stage was indeed from the 500F/Skylab dynamic test?
SimonShuttle - 27/1/2007 11:00 AMWhy would they scrap it? No takers back then to look after it? Was it a complete vehicle, or just some stage?
dwmzmm - 27/1/2007 5:01 PMQuoteSimonShuttle - 27/1/2007 11:00 AMWhy would they scrap it? No takers back then to look after it? Was it a complete vehicle, or just some stage?It was a full size mockup (basically) of the Saturn - V SIC stage. Heck, they could of just put it in my back yard if no one wanted it!!
edkyle99 - 27/1/2007 11:16 PMQuotedwmzmm - 27/1/2007 5:01 PMQuoteSimonShuttle - 27/1/2007 11:00 AMWhy would they scrap it? No takers back then to look after it? Was it a complete vehicle, or just some stage?It was a full size mockup (basically) of the Saturn - V SIC stage. Heck, they could of just put it in my back yard if no one wanted it!! I wouldn't call it a mere mockup. It had electrics and plumbing, and it was used for propellant loading tests at the pad. It didn't have any real F-1 engines though, which probably made it easier to scrap at the time. - Ed Kyle