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Saturn Rockets

ARPA Order No. 14-59, which authorized the creation of the Saturn family of rockets
NASA News Release No. 63-26, which renamed the Saturn C-1, Saturn C-1B, and Saturn C-5 to Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Saturn V
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
A vintage Pratt & Whitney magazine advertisement regarding the RL-10 engine used on the Saturn I's S-IV (second) stage.
A vintage Douglas magazine advertisement regarding static testing the Saturn I S-IV (second) stage.
Saturn and Noise, essentially an informational comic book published by Marshall Space Flight Center regarding the noise generated by static firing Saturn I first stages in the Static Test Tower
A NASA booklet on the SA-6 mission, a Block II Saturn I.
The Saturn I Countdown Manual Volume II, SA-7, detailing the procedures to launch a Block II Saturn I.
A Chrysler Corporation Space Division pamphlet, Saturn First Stage: Workhorse of the Present -- Future.
An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
Saturn I/IB turbine exhaust
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 Saturn IB cell phone theme, containing Saturn IB phone backgrounds and two Apollo-themed ring tones
A very early pamphlet about "The Saturn V Apollo Moon Rocket". This apparently dates back to early to mid-1963, shortly after the Saturn C-5 was renamed to be the Saturn V. It shows a concept for Launch Complex 39 featuring four launch pads.
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.
The Saturn V Apollo Flight Configuration another Saturn V poster.
A cut-away diagram of the Saturn S-IC Booster Major Components.
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
AEDC-TR-65-85: A Simulated Altitude Test of a Saturn S-IC Retro Development Motor (Test Unit No. SD-20). Issued by Arnold Engineering Development Center, it documents the general characteristics of the Saturn V S-IC (first) stage's retro rockets and the AEDC test cell (J-5) used to perform the test.
Assembly Layout S-IC Stage, Saturn V (10M04564), a two-sheet drawing featuring various engineering views of the S-IC stage.
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.
A page showing the barge routes used to transport the various Saturn stages.

Other Rockets

An Agena configuration info page, containing information about the Agena A, Agena B, and Agena D upper stages, along with technical drawings of the Agena A and B.

Rocket Engines

An early fact sheet entitled "Saturn Engines/Saturn Rockets".
A memo entitled "F-1 Major Configuration Change Points" which discusses various changes in the configuration of the F-1 rocket engine, with photos I've added to illustrate many of these changes.
A photo of F-1 engine mockup FM-101.
F-1 engine LOX dome
A small supplement to the F-1 Rocket Engine Technical Manual Supplement (R-3896-1A), documenting the formerly-classified gas generator injector, thrust chamber injector, and turbopump.
F-1 engine regenerative cooling tube markings
F-1 engine thrust chamber throat security closure
Some information about the J-2 rocket engine augmented spark igniter (ASI).
Titan I Titan I First Stage Engines (LR-87)
Titan I Titan I Second Stage Engine (LR-91)
A high-resolution cut-away drawing of a V-2 rocket engine combustion chamber.

Mercury Spacecraft

The Political Career of Sigma 7

Apollo Command/Service Module

Photos of Apollo 6 when it resided at the Alabama Space & Rocket Center
A vintage photo of the SL-2 (Skylab 1) Apollo Command Module
Apollo spacecraft inboard profile (complete)
A diagram of the Block II command module hatch
Apollo Command Module Main Display Console (CM control panel)
Command/Service Module unified S-band antenna
Apollo Service Module Service Propulsion System (SPS) Servicing Connections, detailing the SPS propellant service connections and the associated plumbing under the SM's aft heat shield.
Launch Escape System (LES)
Lunar module-command module transfer EVA

Apollo Lunar Module

Lunar Module Controls and Displays (Lunar Module control panel).
A cross-section of the Ascent Propulsion System (APS) engine
Mechanical Design of the Lunar Module Descent Engine
The Lunar Module's Rendezvous Radar Antenna
Information about landing gear strut crushable aluminum honeycomb, used as a "shock absorber"
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
A series of Lunar Module structural drawings
Apollo lunar module restraint equipment
A pamphlet, circa 1962, explaining Lunar Orbital Rendezvous; the Lunar Module depicted appears to be a very early design, pre-dating Grumman's initial proposal
A pamphlet, circa 1962, explaining Lunar Orbital Rendezvous; the Lunar Module depicted appears to be the early Grumman proposal
Information about early lunar module evolution
Lunar module-command module transfer EVA
LM-1 launch certificate of participation, along with information about the LM-1/AS-204/Apollo 5 flight
An artist's conception of the Flying Lunar Excursion Experimental Platform (FLEEP), a one-man lunar surface mobility concept, being tested at Langley's Lunar Landing Research Facility

Space Suits

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 Gemini

A vintage photo of Gemini 3 (aka "Molly Brown")

Project Mercury

A composite picture of Freedom 7 at the Naval Academy

Satellites and Space Probes

An overview of the Corona photographic surveillance satellites, including mission overviews, information about recovery of the spy satellite's film bucket, and the crash of the Corona mission 1005.

Museums/Facilities

A picture of the April 2011 damage to the P-51 replica at the 100th Bomb Group Restaurant
What I believe to be the very first brochure for the Alabama Space and Rocket Center (which was subsequently renamed to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center)
An early Alabama Space & Rocket Center souvenir booklet, depicting the U.S. Space & Rocket Center shortly after it opened in 1970
"The Official Guide to the Alabama Space & Rocket Center" brochure, depicting the U.S. Space & Rocket Center circa 1972
A page displaying various vintage photos from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
An informational pamphlet from the Grissom Memorial in Mitchell, Indiana
An aerial overview photo of Marshall Space Flight Center, annotating major landmarks in the historic testing area
Some history of the MSFC Rocket Garden
Booklet promoting the Marshall Space Flight Center Space Orientation Center
A diagram of the Static Test Stand gantry crane at MSFC
Maps of the "old" Michigan Space & Science Center
The NASA headquarters buildings circa 1983
Wernher von Braun Team Tribute Unveiling Ceremony

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.
A high-resolution cut-away drawing of a V-2 rocket engine combustion chamber.

Miscellany

Grumman's use of paperclips in aerospace design, from the "Sto-Wing" on the Wildcat and Hellcat to the Apollo Lunar Module.
President Kennedy's "Special Message to Congress on Urgent National Needs" speech, in which he declared, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth."
Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
One of the "Project Paperclip" photos taken of the von Braun Rocket Team at Fort Bliss, as well as an interactive version of this photo, allowing the identification of team members.