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The Saturn C-3 was the third rocket in the Saturn C series and studied in 1960. The Saturn C-3 was intended to be used as a contender for one of just two methods to get the moon, which was Earth Orbit Rendezvous. The booster consisted of a first stage containing two Saturn V F-1 engines, a second stage containing four powerful J-2 engines, and the S-IV stage from a Saturn I booster. All stages for the Saturn C-3, except the S-IV, never flew except for their engines, used on the Saturn V rocket which took men to the moon.
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- Bilstein, Roger E, Stages to Saturn, US Government Printing Office, 1980. ISBN: 0160489091. Excellent account of the evolution, design, and development of the Saturn launch vehicles.
- Stuhlinger, Ernst, et al., Astronautical Engineering and Science: From Peenemuende to Planetary Space, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1964.
- NASA Report, Some interrelationships and long range implications of C-3 lunar rendezvous and solid Nova vehicle concepts. Accessed at: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740072519_1974072519.pdf.
- NASA Report, Project Apollo - A description of a Saturn C-3 and Nova vehicle. Accessed at: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19790076768_1979076768.pdf.
