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Saturn V Launch Vehicle
SATURN V LAUNCH VEHICLE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1984
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Saturn V on Display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (1988)
Sponsored by NASA MSFC, this plaque is located at the Saturn V display at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Saturn V on display is the actual test rocket that was used in dynamic testing of the Saturn facilities at Marshall. The stages of the rocket were used to check out all the Saturn facilities at Huntsville. Although the rocket was not intended to be flown, it was a working vehicle that prepared the way for the Apollo expeditions to the Moon. This Saturn V was delivered to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in 1969 after all three stages were taken from the Dynamic Test Stand. References 2 (No. 48, 49), 25, 95, and 96 give additional information about Huntsville’s role in the U.S. Space Program.
