Object Details
- Summary
- This is a 1:48 scale model of the Saturn V rocket, which was made and donated by the model shop at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Marshall Space Flight Center. A three-stage, liquid-fuel rocket, the Saturn V was developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for use in the Apollo program. The world's largest operational launch vehicle, a Saturn V first launched a crewed Apollo spacecraft in December 1968 when Apollo 8 was placed in lunar orbit. In July 1969, the rocket sent the Apollo 11 astronauts on their historic journey to the moon. The Saturn V was utilized in the six remaining Apollo missions to the moon during 1969-1972 and to launch the Skylab Orbital Workshop into earth orbit in May 1973.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Manufacturer
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
- Credit Line
- Gift of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
- Materials
- Resin
- Plastics
- Adhesive
- Vinyl
- Wood
- Non-Magnetic White Metal
- Paints
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Disassembled for Storage, Large Piece with Base): 158.4 × 36.8 × 35.6cm (5 ft. 2 3/8 in. × 1 ft. 2 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 2 in.)
- 3-D (Disassembled for Storage, Small Piece): 72.7 × 15.2cm (2 ft. 4 5/8 in. × 6 in.)
- Overall: 8 in. × 7 ft. 9 1/4 in. (20.3 × 236.9cm)
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
