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Resources: Saturn Rockets | Rocket Engines | Apollo Command/Service Module | Apollo Lunar Module | Space Suits | Apollo Missions | Project Mercury | Museums/Facilities | B-24 Bomber | Missiles | Miscellany |
Saturn Rockets
- ARPA Order No. 14-59, which authorized the creation of the Saturn family of rockets
- A diagram detailing how the SA-D (Dynamic Test Vehicle) is oriented in the Marshall Rocket Garden
- Handling, Transporting, and Erection Instructions Saturn S-1 Stage, SA-1, a manual documenting handling procedures for the Saturn I Block I first (S-I) stage at both the MSFC Static Test Tower and at Cape Canaveral's LC-34, and also documenting the Saturn S-I Transporter.
- A diagram of the Saturn I Block I profile
- Block I S-I fuel pressurization system
- Block I Saturn I second stage adapter
- S-I LOX pressurization system
- A diagram of the Saturn I Block II inboard profile
- A diagram of the Saturn I Block II boattail
- Saturn I/IB turbine exhaust
- A NASA booklet on the SA-6 mission, a Block II Saturn I.
- A Chrysler publication, AS-207 Vehicle Systems Information Drawings, an early set of engineering drawings on the Saturn IB.
- A photo from SA-209's assembly
- S-IB LOX vents
- A diagram detailing the LC-34 service structure, used for launch Block I Saturn Is and Saturn IBs
- A set of Saturn V inboard profiles, for the S-IC, S-II, and S-IVB stages.
- NASA Facts 33, the "Saturn V poster" NASA Facts issue.
- A time-lapse photo of the Saturn V S-IC assembly
- A diagram of the Saturn V S-IC positions
- A composite picture of S-IC-15 at night at the Michoud Assembly Facility
- S-ID Propulsion/Mechanical, a proposal to modify the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage.
- Construction of the S-II (Saturn V second) stage.
- A history of the S-II (Saturn V second) stage LH2 tank insulation.
- An info page on the S-IVB (Saturn V third) stage O2H2 burner (aka "helium heater").
- An info page on the S-IVB (Saturn V third) stage O2H2 burner (aka "helium heater").
- An info page on the S-IVB (Saturn V third) stage pressurization/repressurization system, including cold helium spheres, ambient helium spheres, and the O2H2 burner, and the repressurization system's evolution during the program.
Rocket Engines
- F-1 engine LOX dome
- F-1 engine regenerative cooling tube markings
- F-1 engine thrust chamber throat security closure
- Titan I Titan I First Stage Engines (LR-87)
- Titan I Titan I Second Stage Engine (LR-91)
Apollo Command/Service Module
- Photos of Apollo 6 when it resided at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center
- Apollo spacecraft inboard profile (complete)
- A diagram of the Block II command module hatch
- Command service module unified S-band antenna
- Launch Escape System (LES)
- Lunar module-command module transfer EVA
Apollo Lunar Module
- A cross-section of the Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine
- Apollo lunar module restraint equipment
- Information about landing gear strut crushable aluminum honeycomb, used as a "shock absorber"
- Information about early lunar module evolution
- A pamphlet, circa 1962, explaining Lunar Orbital Rendezvous
- The Lunar Module's Rendezvous Radar Antenna
- A series of Lunar Module structural drawings
- Lunar module-command module transfer EVA
- A discussion of Lunar Surface Sensing Probes, used to help the crew determine when they are close enough to the lunar surface to turn off the descent engine
- LM-1 launch certificate of participation, along with information about the LM-1/AS-204/Apollo 5 flight
Space Suits
- Apollo A7L CMP Suit
- Apollo A7LB Suit
- The Skylab A7LB spacesuit
Apollo Missions
- A post-mission photo of the Apollo 6 Optics
- A post-mission photo of the Apollo 6 Hatch
- Post-mission photos of the Apollo 6 ablator test experiment: side window ablator panel and simulated Block II umbilical ablator panel
Project Mercury
- A composite picture of Freedom 7 at the Naval Academy
Museums/Facilities
- An aerial overview photo of Marshall Space Flight Center, annotating major landmarks in the historic testing area
- Some history of the MSFC Rocket Garden
- A diagram of the Static Test Stand gantry crane at MSFC
- Maps of the "old" Michigan Space & Science Center
B-24 Bomber
- A photo showing the top turret location on a B-24A/LB-30
Missiles
- Standard aircraft characteristics of the KD2G-2 Firefly.
- Titan I Missile Configuration diagram.
- Titan I Titan I First Stage Engines (LR-87).
- Titan I Titan I Second Stage Engine (LR-91).
- Titan II Missile Configuration diagram.
Miscellany
- Grumman's use of paperclips in aerospace design, from the "Sto-Wing" on the Wildcat and Hellcat to the Apollo Lunar Module.

