S-IC

When we visited the S-IC-15 stage in 2005 it appeared to be in really good shape; I assume that some sort of restoration had been performed on it recently. The paint was fresh-looking and the detailing was impeccable.

In June 2016, this stage took one last barge ride and was moved to the Infinity Science Center, the visitor center for the nearby Stennis Space Center (which was known as the Mississippi Test Facility in the 1960s, and is where most of the S-IC stages and all of the S-II stages underwent static testing). INFINITY has a page regarding S-IC-15 and is raising funds to restore it and erect a building for its permanent display.

I have a large number of S-IC-related resources, including a nice reference diagram for the S-IC which may come in handy for some of the photos.