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Early Apollo

Booster Recovery

Saturn V at Astronautix

Image credit: Ryan Aeronautical

Image source: SDASM Archives

Flex-Wing/Saturn

Saturn V at Astronautix

Image credit: Ryan Aeronautical

Image source: SDASM Archives

RIFT

RIFT at Astronautix

Image credit: Convair

Image source: SDASM Archives

Apollo Flight Configuration

The Saturn V configuration is shown in inches and meters as illustrated by the Boeing Company. The Saturn V vehicle consisted of three stages: the S-IC (first) stage powered by five F-1 engines, the S-II (second) stage powered by five J-2 engines, the S-IVB (third) stage powered by one J-2 engine. A top for the first three stages was designed to contain the instrument unit, the guidance system, the Apollo spacecraft, and the escape system. The Apollo spacecraft consisted of the lunar module, the service module, and the command module. The Saturn V was designed perform lunar and planetary missions and it was capable of placing 280,000 pounds into Earth orbit.

Saturn V at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

Image source: NASA MSFC

Saturn V Apollo

Saturn V at Astronautix

Image credit: NASA

Image source: NASA MSFC

NAR Art Department

Shuttle Program at Astronautix

Image credit: North American / Rockwell

Image source: Numbers Station