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Apollo SA-5
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Apollo SA-5
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SOLD S-I First Stage Erection At Complex 37 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 63-SA5-6 December 1963 S-I (first stage) is being lifted into position for erection in the newly constructed gantry at Complex 37. Major changes from Block I to Block II vehicle version are: 1. S-I develop its full-rated thrust of 1.5 million pounds. 2. Tail fins have been added for increased stability. 3. The booster's nine propellant tanks are eight feet longer allowing for more fuel. This fine vintage NASA glossy photo is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Fully Mated SA-5 Saturn Launch Vehicle 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 63-SA5-4 December 1963 On the newly constructed Launch Complex 37 stands the fully-mated SA-5 Saturn launch vehicle. This is the first of the Saturn I, Block II vehicles in which the second stage is "live" and will be placed in an Earth orbit. First stage is the S-I producing for the first time its full-rated thrust of 1.5 million pounds. Second stage, the S-IV, uses six RL-10 engines which burn hydrogen and oxygen. This stage weighing 38,000 pounds and 80 feet long will go into a low Earth orbit and will be big enough to be viewed from the Earth by the naked eye. This fine vintage NASA glossy photo is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Birds Eye View SA-5 Saturn Launch Vehicle 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 63-SA5-3 December 1963 Outstanding high angle view of the newly constructed Launch Complex 37 and the fully-mated Saturn SA-5 launch vehicle. This is the first of the Saturn I, Block II vehicles in which the second stage is "live" and will be placed in an Earth Orbit. This fine vintage NASA glossy photo is in very good condition VG+ |
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£9.95 Birds Eye View Of The SA-5 #2 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. KSC64-2359 December 1963 Outstanding high angle view of the newly constructed Launch Complex 37 and the mighty Saturn SA-5 launch vehicle. This fine vintage NASA glossy photo is in very good condition VG+ |
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SOLD Final Checkout For The SA-5 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 64-SA5-18 29 January 1964 Early morning view of the SA-5 under spot lights, the most powerful and most heavily instrumented U.S. Rocket ever prepared is shown undergoing final checkout test for its epic flight. The 164-foot-tall, 123,000-pound vehicle was at the time, the greatest space booster capability in the world. This fine vintage NASA glossy photo is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Saturn SA-5 Lift Off 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 64-SA5-19 29 January 1964 The mighty Saturn SA-5 lifts from Launch Complex 37, Pad B, at 11:25 a.m. EST, 29 January 1964. The S-IVB stage and the Jupiter nose cone weighing 38,000 lbs was placed in a low Earth orbit. Apogee, 467 statute miles; perigee 162 miles; First stage burn 146 Sec. Second stage burn 481 sec. and a speed of 17,000 miles per hour. Life expectancy of the payload 300 orbits. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. VG+ |
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SOLD Service Tower View SA-5 Lifting Off 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph NASA No. 64-SA5-31 29 January 1964 A fantastic view from the Service Tower of the mighty Saturn SA-5 lifting off from Launch Complex 37, Pad B, at 11:25 a.m. EST, 29 January 1964. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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SOLD Apollo SA-5 Lift Off 10 x 8 B/W Glossy NASA Photograph 29 January 1964 A wonderful view of the mighty Saturn SA-5 lifts from Launch Complex 37, Pad B, at 11:25 a.m. EST, 29 January 1964. The S-IVB stage and the Jupiter nose cone weighing 38,000 lbs was placed in a low Earth orbit. Apogee, 467 statute miles; perigee 162 miles; First stage burn 146 Sec. Second stage burn 481 sec. and a speed of 17,000 miles per hour. Life expectancy of the payload 300 orbits. This very fine vintage NASA glossy photograph is in very good condition. |
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