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This is the Saturn Ib on display at the Visitors Center at KSC. Its been out in the weather for years and shows it. The fins on the S-Ib stage were cut to allow it to be displayed on its side, and a square hole cut in the interstage to show off the J-2 engine. The window has glazed over and the J-2 removed (I believe) and placed out on the sidewalk. The CSM and SLA are the Facilities Verification Vehicle, used on Saturn V 500F. In 1993, the SM section had to be replaced with a newly built mockup due to excessive deterioration.
Saturn Ib Exterior Details
Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by John
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