I guess it doesnt like the embbed photos
On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:56:49 -0400, J Three <J3@postDontEmail.com>
wrote:
>NASA Giving Away Apollo-Era Saturn Rocket to Anyone who can Carry it
>Out
>Aug 14, 2019 Ian Harvey
>Ever wanted your own Saturn 1 rocket? For anyone with the means to
>transport it, it can be yours. Live or work in one place for a long
>stuff. That's true for the average person's home, but it's equally
>true for organizations, even NASA. According to news site cnet.com,
>NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Alabama has 'excessed' a
>Saturn 1 Block 1 Booster, which is part of the Saturn rocket, and the
>space organization is looking to find it a good home.
>The booster itself is the bottom-most stage of the Saturn 1 rockets.
>It's a beefy apparatus designed to power out of the Earth's
>atmosphere, and a precursor to the Saturn V that was used for
>Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins' historic trip to the moon. The MSFC
>was a major player in the development of the Saturn rockets in the
>1960s.
>If you find yourself in the market for a rocket, there are two things
>you should know about this one. The first is that it's in mint
>condition and has never been used. If it had, it would be at the
>bottom of the ocean somewhere, and not available for interested
>parties.
>The second thing you should be aware of is that even though NASA will
>'re-home' it for free, there is one catch. Whomever takes the rocket
>has to pay the whopping $250,000 cost to have it shipped. The cost
>for transporting the behemoth certainly puts most individuals out of
>the running for getting it, but shouldn't be a problem for many
>museums or educational institutions.
>Saturn 1B rocket on display at the rocket garden of the Visitor's
>Center at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: Dan
>Broadbent. His article and science blog can be found here.
>NASA does pre-screening for applicants who might be interested in
>obtaining this piece of our nation's space history. If you either
>have the cash to burn, or are part of an institution that would be
>interested in having the rocket, you can start the prescreening
>process here.
>The agency is still in possession of a lot of equipment from both the
>Apollo era and the shuttle program. Some of it can be found in the
>rocket garden at the Kennedy Space center, but much of it is still in
>various NASA facilities, taking up - pardon the pun - space.
>They have other bits of equipment available for those that are
>interested in obtaining items which have a significantly lower cost to
>ship, ranging from dehydrated food packets to bits and pieces from the
>shuttle program ranging from thermal blankets to strike test plates
>and shuttle tiles.
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