Astronomy
The picture shows the second stage of the Saturn V rocket being prepared for testing on the A-2 test stand at the Mississippi Test Facility (now called the Stennis Space Center) in 1967. The Saturn V rocket is still the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, and eventually was used for NASA's Apollo and Skylab missions until 1973. The second stage (S-II) contained five J-2 engines arranged in a cross pattern, with the four outer engines being used for control. It contributed 24.9 m to the total 110.6 m (363 feet) height of the entire Saturn V rocket. Interestingly, this stage was constructed in California, and in order to be transported to Florida for the final Saturn V assembly in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, it had to travel across the Panama Canal.
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Astronomy
Preparing for the Moon
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The picture shows the second stage of the Saturn V rocket being prepared for testing on the A-2 test stand at the Mississippi Test Facility (now called the Stennis Space Center) in 1967. The Saturn V rocket is still the largest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, and eventually was used for NASA's Apollo and Skylab missions until 1973. The second stage (S-II) contained five J-2 engines arranged in a cross pattern, with the four outer engines being used for control. It contributed 24.9 m to the total 110.6 m (363 feet) height of the entire Saturn V rocket. Interestingly, this stage was constructed in California, and in order to be transported to Florida for the final Saturn V assembly in the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, it had to travel across the Panama Canal.
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- The Vehicle Assembly Building
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Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Looking at this picture just blew me away. It is so simple, yet is able to reveal Saturn's unique shape immediately. The picture was taken by the Cassini spacecraft, currently orbiting Saturn, on February 13,...
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