Saturn I Rocket - US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
N 34° 42.644 W 086° 39.268
16S E 531640 N 3841019
A Saturn I Rocket on static display outside of the Main Exhibit Building at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville AL
Waymark Code: WMWXVG
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
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There are dozens of rockets, missiles, missile launchers, and other aircraft on static display outside of the Main Exhibit Building at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
The waymarked Saturn I Rocket is located near the entry to the static display area.
An interpretive sign reads as follows:
"NASA SATURN I
The Saturn I was the first American launch vehicle developed solely for space exploration. Collar than a 16 story building, the Saturn I launched 10 tons (9 metric tons) of payload into Earth orbit. First static tested in Huntsville in May 1961, the Saturn I at a 100 percent success rate, unprecedented for its time. A Saturn I launch the first unmanned Apollo spacecraft in May, 1964 and in 1965 launched 3 Pegasus satellites designed to detect micrometeoroids in space. Saturn I Rockets had 2 versions; the Block I and II. The Block I had no stabilizing fans and the upper stage lacked engines. An improved version of this rocket – The Saturn IB - launched Apollo 7 (first manned Apollo flight) in October, 1968, three Skylab missions in 1973-74, in US astronauts during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project in 1975.
Length: 189.9 ft
Weight: 1,123,600 lbs
Diameter: 21.4 ft
Finspan: 40.7 ft
Thrust: 1,589,285 lbs
Payload Capacity: 20,000 lbs
Propellants:
(stage 1) Liquid oxygen and kerosene
(stage 2) liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
Contractors:
Rocketdyne Div., North American Aviation Inc (first stage propulsion)
Chrysler Corporation (first stage)
Pratt and Whitney (second stage propulsion)
Douglas aircraft (second stage)
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Saturn I Rocket
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.