Fins on the Saturn Rockets - NASASpaceFlight.com
Apr 5, 2020 · The fins on the first Saturn I boosters always looked *way* too big, though (as far as aesthetics are concerned, anyway). Especially with the S-IV stage being so much slimmer, at …
Reusable Saturn V - NASASpaceFlight.com
Apr 15, 2015 · The Saturn V rocket saw many improvements over its lifetime. If it remained in service after Apollo and Skylab as a heavy lift vehicle, who knows what it could have evolved …
Cost comparison in todays dollars STS vs. Saturn V
Apr 11, 2011 · A Saturn V launch definitely costs more in constant dollars. However the Saturn lifts about 5x the useful payload, so even if the Saturn cost 5x as much per launch, the cost …
Saturn V 1st Stage Question...Were they ever recovered from the …
Dec 28, 2006 · I was wondering this after reading some histories on the rockets. Are the Saturn V first stages still on the bottom of the ocean floor? I did some initial research, and found that the …
Command Module connection to the Service Module, Saturn V …
Jan 19, 2019 · How was the Apollo Command Module physically connected to the Service Module (and the rest of the Saturn V rocket) via umbilicals (that housed electrical cables to initiate the …
What are the most and least efficient rockets?
Feb 7, 2013 · Although I surveyed only a limited field, I was surprised to find the biggest rockets were almost always the most efficient. The bigger the rocket, the better overall it tended to do. …
Looking on Detail Information on Saturn V
May 26, 2017 · Is there any information about mass of the internal Isolation in Saturn V tanks ? also a correct mass of the four fins on S-IC ? I'm study for Alternate History stories, the option …
Book recommendation on Saturn V rocket
May 29, 2017 · "Saturn" book's subtitle is actually "The complete manufacturing and test records plus supplemental material". * pages 13-86 describe various subsystems of the rocket, with …
This is why we couldn't rebuild the Saturn V...
Jan 14, 2010 · Uprated Saturn V (B) improved F-1 & J-2 engines, composite and Aluminium/Lithium materials -- 150-to-160 tons. It seems to me it might be quicker, cheaper …
We Can’t Rebuild Saturn V, But… - forum.nasaspaceflight.com
Mar 18, 2025 · The logic behind Shuttle-era "why don't they just bring back Saturn V" was the comparison with the cost/capacity/cadence of STS. But today, even its self-proclaimed …