Object Details
Manufacturer
Centuri Engineering
Summary
This is an assembled 1:100 scale flying Saturn 1B rocket model built by Centuri Engineering for retail sale. It is made of balsa, paper, and plastic and with a parachute which deploys at the end of flight can be recovered and reflown. Saturn 1Bs were developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the Apollo program. They launched four unmanned flights in the Apollo program, the manned Apollo 7 mission in October 1968, the three crews for the Skylab space station in 1973, and the U.S. astronauts in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program in 1975.
Centuri Engineering donated this model to the museum.
Credit Line
Gift of Centuri Engineering
Inventory Number
A19700396000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Paper, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive
Dimensions
Model: 5 in. × 5 in. × 26 3/4 in.(12.7 × 12.7 × 67.9 cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19700396000