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Topic: Saturn IB: The Complete Manufacturing and Test Records (Alan Lawrie)
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cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 03-14-2008 10:27 AM
   
Saturn IB: The Complete Manufacturing and Test Records
by Alan Lawrie
Apogee Books Space Series - Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. (September 1, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 189495985X
- ISBN-13: 978-1894959858
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Robert Pearlman
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From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-24-2008 09:32 AM
The Space Review: Review: Saturn I/IB In the history of spaceflight no rocket is arguably as revered as the Saturn 5. It has been virtually canonized -- St. Saturn the Fifth, if you will -- having performed the miracle of sending humans beyond Earth orbit and on the Moon just over a decade after the Space Age began. The remaining Saturns have all since been rescued from rust and exposure to the elements, restored and placed in grand new homes (shrines?) so that people can experience them in all their glory. The Saturn 5 has also been the subject of many books and documentaries about its development and its historic role in space exploration.And then there is the humble Saturn 1. |
Mr Meek
Member Posts: 353
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 11-24-2008 10:23 AM
Interesting review. Curious that the reviewer didn't mention the Saturn I and the S-IVB stage posing as Skylab at the USSRC, and the last remaining Saturn-IB flight vehicle at KSC. Though the idea of a lone Saturn I standing "sentry" does have a touch of drama to it, it is not exactly accurate.However, "Saint Saturn the Fifth" gave me a good laugh. (Reviewing a review? How meta...) At any rate, this book (and it's companion volume on the Saturn V) are on my Christmas list. |
heng44
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From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 11-24-2008 01:32 PM
Received my copy this weekend. Haven't read it yet, but it looks like a solid reference book, just like the earlier 'Saturn'.Ed |
AlanLawrie
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From: hitchin, herts, UK
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 11-24-2008 05:01 PM
Thanks for highlighting the book. Yes, I did cover the full history of all the Saturn I/IB stages in the book including all those that you can still see today at KSC, USSRC, MSFC and the rather unusual I-65 Welcome Center monument. The last stage to fly, the Apollo-Soyuz launch vehicle was number 10 but they also built 11 to 14 which did not fly (plus 9 at KSC). I also include a photo of the huge tanks in storage for vehicles 15 and 16 that were never assembled. Alan. |
Mr Meek
Member Posts: 353
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 11-25-2008 09:42 AM
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Originally posted by AlanLawrie:
...the rather unusual I-65 Welcome Center monument.
To say the least. From what I've read, the first stage of that rocket was displayed at MSFC with the S-IVB stage that is now Skylab at the USSRC*. Was there ever a recorded reason for splitting that booster up for the I-65 display, or do I have to buy the book to find out? (Easiest sell ever, if you tell me I do.)  *To clarify for those that may not know, this is the outdoor display in the Rocket Park, and not the full-scale trainer. |
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