First Saturn V Launch Vehicle

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Saturn V Space Vehicle
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Saturn V at the U.S. Space And Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Location:	Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates:	34°42′35.96″N 86°39′20.88″W / 34.7099889, -86.6558Coordinates: 34°42′35.96″N 86°39′20.88″W / 34.7099889, -86.6558
Built/Founded:	1964
Architect:	NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center; Boeing Aircraft
Designated as NHL:	February 10, 1987^[1]
Added to NRHP:	November 22, 1978^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	78000500
Governing body:	SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

First Saturn V Launch Vehicle is the first-built Saturn V launch vehicle, and was used for testing.^[1]

This was the prototype for the Saturn V launch vehicle and was the first Saturn V constructed by the Marshall Space Flight Center under the direction of Dr. Wernher von Braun. It served as the test vehicle for all of the Saturn support facilities at the Marshall Space Flight Center.^[1]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.^[1]^[3]

[edit] See also

List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Saturn V Launch Vehicle. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ Buckbee, Edward O. (August 23, 1977), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Saturn V Launch VehiclePDF (636 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19 and 19.PDF (352 KiB)

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