Saturn I

The first Saturn I was launched October 27, 1961.

Saturn I (also known as Cluster's Last Stand) was the name of the kind of rockets used by NASA in the Apollo program. Although German engineer and scientist Wernher von Braun intended it as the launch vehicle for crewed Apollo flights. NASA used the original Saturn I ten times and more often used a bigger version, the Saturn IB.^[1]

Saturn I Media

A 1/20th-scale model of first-stage Saturn is prepared for testing in the 16-foot transonic wind tunnel at Arnold Air Force Base in the early 1960s
Von Braun, with JFK pointing at Saturn I at Cape Canaveral on 16 November 1963, weeks prior to its launch
Diagram of the S-I first stage of the Saturn I
Diagram of the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I
The version 1 (top) and the version 2 (bottom) of the Instrument Unit.
The version 2 of the Instrument Unit under construction for use on SA-8 in the foreground, with the version 3 for the Saturn V and IB in the background.
Image of the S-V stage on the Saturn I SA-4 rocket
Saturn I rocket profiles SA-1 through SA-10
SA-T, located on the north side of MSFC Static Test Stand, 1965.
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