Saturn V Preservation Efforts

Posted by Hemos on Monday January 10, 2005 @02:32AM from the update-here-in-the-now dept.

PizzaFace writes "Saturn V: The rocket that took man to the moon remains a totem of its time and a magnificent memento of youthful superpower. Yet Slashdot reported a year ago on the neglect suffered by the Saturn V rockets that were not launched into space. Some progress is being made toward preserving these awesome vehicles. The Kennedy Space Center has already brought its Saturn in from the rain; Houston and Huntsville are putting shelters up this year and working on funding for restoration and more permanent indoor exhibits. These gigantic masterpieces of 20th century engineering deserve a visit - maybe a pilgrimage."

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Size matters by FTL · 2005-01-10 02:39 · Score: 5, Interesting

I visited the Saturn V in 1991 and took a series of panoramic photos.
What strikes most people who stand next to it is how *big* it is. Yes it is big on the scale of a human. Maybe I'm weird, but what struck me was how *small* it is. It can go to the Moon and come back, yet it's smaller than a freight train.

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1. Re:Size matters by kaszeta · 2005-01-10 03:16 · Score: 4, Interesting
  
  I visited the Saturn V in 1991 and took a series of panoramic photos.
  If you look carefully, you can compare those photos to the ones I took in 2000, and can see the increase in decay.