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The Saturn V rocket launched the Apollo astronauts toward the Moon during 1969-1972 and is considered one of the greatest engineering achievements in history. This Saturn V is one of the three that are still in existence and is on loan to the Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston, Texas. The other two, also on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, are at the Kennedy Space Center, near Cape Canaveral, Florida, and at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

The first stage of this Saturn V is the S-I-C-14 and was scheduled for the Apollo 19 mission that was cancelled. The second stage is the S-II-15, that was a Skylab backup vehicle. The third stage is the S-IV-513, meant for the Apollo 18 mission. The spacecraft was also meant to fly on a later Apollo mission. This Saturn V is therefore the only existing Saturn V with all flyable stages.

The rocket was transferred to the Smithsonian from the NASA Johnson Space Flight Center in 1978.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer Boeing Aerospace Company
 Dimensions Overall: 4356 in. tall x 396 in. diameter (11064.26 x 1005.84cm)
 Materials Body skin mainly of very thin gauge aluminum.
 Inventory Number A19780111000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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