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For anyone wondering the same thing I was: these F-1's were dropped into the Atlantic when Apollo 11 jettisoned its first stage.
by ciparis 14y ago
For anyone wondering the same thing I was: these F-1's were dropped into the Atlantic when Apollo 11 jettisoned its first stage.
- js2 14y agoFive F-1's per Saturn V, and there were 13 launched from Kennedy Space Center: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)#Launch_history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)#Launch_h... So there's 65 first stages out in the Atlantic. The particular engines being recovered are from Apollo 11 as you say. A discussion from Dec 2006 discussing 1st stage re-entry, whether NASA knew/recorded the splashdown locations, etc: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=5881.0 http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=5881.0
- apaprocki 14y agoIt is not known yet that the located engines are from Apollo 11. "Many of the original serial numbers are missing or partially missing, which is going to make mission identification difficult."