The Saturn V in perspective

[BUTCH1]

Short vid, pretty cool IMO,

 

[BD231]

Makes you wonder how many of those rockets fit inside a nuke

 

[BUTCH1]

Makes you wonder how many of those rockets fit inside a nuke

Probably quite a few. All of us, (if asked) would probably jump at the chance for a moon-trip. Then the day arrives and you ride 368ft up the gantry while various gases hiss away during venting and you get loaded in the beast. All 5 engines HAD to run at 100% power for at least 15 seconds or she was coming back down, after 15 seconds had elapsed enough weight, (propellant/oxidizer) had been shed she could continue to climb-out with just 4 engines. Crew's all knew this, that must have been the LONGEST 15 seconds imaginable!.

 

[JulesMaximus]

They have one laid out suspended in a building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is pretty cool and worth a visit.

 

[Paratus]

That's an old shot of the Saturn V at JSC. We finally put a building around it about 10 years ago. Grass was starting to grow out of the crevices.

 

[JTsyo]

Has NASA given up on ATLAS? Is there any other heavy lifters in the work or they just waiting for private industry to take care of it?

 

[Paratus]

Has NASA given up on ATLAS? Is there any other heavy lifters in the work or they just waiting for private industry to take care of it?

NASA is currently working on SLS.

 

[dainthomas]

They have one laid out suspended in a building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is pretty cool and worth a visit.

That was the highlight of my trip to Florida. Incredibly cool.

 

[Xstatic1]

They have one laid out suspended in a building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is pretty cool and worth a visit.

Yup!

 

[JTsyo]

NASA is currently working on SLS.

Think I heard of this in reference to a probe that is to be send to Jupiter. They said if this works it would take just 2 years as opposed to 6 with the current rockets.

 

[Paratus]

Think I heard of this in reference to a probe that is to be send to Jupiter. They said if this works it would take just 2 years as opposed to 6 with the current rockets.

Yup. An SLS variant will be used to send the Europa Lander to Europa.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-receives-science-report-on-europa-lander-concept

However the first few flights of SLS will be used to send the Orion capsule around the moon. First unmanned and then manned.

 

[RLGL]

Yup!

Awesome sight, especially in person. Spent a day there years back.

 

[BUTCH1]

Awesome sight, especially in person. Spent a day there years back.

Shoot, now I have to go back, haven't been to KSC since '85 and I live only 60 miles north.

 

[RLGL]

Shoot, now I have to go back, haven't been to KSC since '85 and I live only 60 miles north.

I would like to go back again, the wife was bored and doesn't want to return.

 

[Xstatic1]

Awesome sight, especially in person. Spent a day there years back.

Indeed! It's one of those places you wanna see at least twice. Hubby and I visited KSC in 2013, and when my in-laws came out to visit us a few months later, we brought 'em there. They were just as impressed as we were.

Shoot, now I have to go back, haven't been to KSC since '85 and I live only 60 miles north.

Yes, you must!

When we toured KSC (back in 2013), we had gone on the nearly-4 hour long Mega Tour, which included the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Pad 39 (can't remember if it was A or B), and historic launch control center. Looks like they've split the Mega Tour into 2 different tours:

- KSC Launch Control Center Tour (2 hrs, $25 in addition to the general admission), https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/...nnedy-space-center-launch-control-center-tour
- KSC Explore Tour (2 hrs, $25 in addition to the general admission), https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/...d-the-gates/kennedy-space-center-explore-tour

 

[BUTCH1]

Indeed! It's one of those places you wanna see at least twice. Hubby and I visited KSC in 2013, and when my in-laws came out to visit us a few months later, we brought 'em there. They were just as impressed as we were.




Yes, you must!

When we toured KSC (back in 2013), we had gone on the nearly-4 hour long Mega Tour, which included the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Pad 39 (can't remember if it was A or B), and historic launch control center. Looks like they've split the Mega Tour into 2 different tours:

- KSC Launch Control Center Tour (2 hrs, $25 in addition to the general admission), https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/...nnedy-space-center-launch-control-center-tour
- KSC Explore Tour (2 hrs, $25 in addition to the general admission), https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/...d-the-gates/kennedy-space-center-explore-tour

Shoot, compared to Disney nowadays those are bargain prices!. Thanks to everyone who posted here, the Saturn V is still a geek hard-on for me, even 48 years later!. I hope they don't slash funding for the SLS, this country needs to amaze like we once did. I know the different probes/rovers currently in operation are nothing less than stellar in both build quality and scientific value but it's time for us to flex some muscle with manned missions!.

 

[pauldun170]

Was that guy filming from his moms basement?

 

[Xstatic1]

Shoot, compared to Disney nowadays those are bargain prices!. Thanks to everyone who posted here, the Saturn V is still a geek hard-on for me, even 48 years later!. I hope they don't slash funding for the SLS, this country needs to amaze like we once did. I know the different probes/rovers currently in operation are nothing less than stellar in both build quality and scientific value but it's time for us to flex some muscle with manned missions!.

Report back after you've visited KSC and see all the cool sights! (I'm not gonna spoil it for ya by posting more pics)

 

[Thebobo]

Short vid, pretty cool IMO,

Very cool, love me some old school rockets stuff.

 

[ElFenix]

/me read KSC and thought kerbal space center

 

[Thebobo]

Has NASA given up on ATLAS? Is there any other heavy lifters in the work or they just waiting for private industry to take care of it?

Falcon heavy is suppose to launch this year, but SpaceX has pushed it back a bunch of times already.

I personally think the SLS is a rocket without a mission just a politician's pocket padding. They could have designed a heavy lifter around the Shuttle Tank and boosters which would off been a lot cheaper more powerful and be done by now!

 

[Ruptga]

/me read KSC and thought kerbal space center

It wasn't just you. Then I remembered there was this guy named Kennedy...

 

[NoTine42]

Obligatory Saturn V engine, the F-1's insane specs

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketdyne_F-1

A gas-generator was used to drive a turbinewhich in turn drove separate fuel and oxygen pumps, each feeding the thrust chamber assembly. The turbine was driven at 5,500 RPMby the gas generator, producing 55,000 brake horsepower (41 MW). The fuel pump delivered 15,471 US gallons (58,560 litres) of RP-1 per minute while the oxidizer pump delivered 24,811 US gal (93,920 l) of liquid oxygen per minute.

Remember, the Saturn V has (5) of these. 275,000 hp just to pump the fuel :O

 

[angminas]

Was that guy filming from his moms basement?

What makes you think he has more than one mom?

 

[Xstatic1]

Obligatory Saturn V engine, the F-1's insane specs

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocketdyne_F-1


Remember, the Saturn V has (5) of these. 275,000 hp just to pump the fuel :O

I'll add to this, by sharing what I learned at KSC...

"Feel the space race come alive as you stand under the largest rocket ever made--the mighty Saturn V. This monumental 363-foot rocket [its diameter is 33 feet] was America's lunar transportation for 27 brave astronauts who traveled to the moon and back." During the 1st (of 3 stages)... "the five F-1 engines propelled the spacecraft to a speed of 5,000 MPH and consumed fuel at a rate of 15 tons per second. Approximately 2.5 minutes after launch, the engines cut off and the stage was jettisoned into the Atlantic Ocean.