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US Space & Rocket Center Huntsville, AL
This is the 2nd stage booster of the Saturn V rocket on display at the US
Space & Rocket Center on the grounds of the Marshall Space Center near
Huntsville, Alabama. This stage has the -D in its designation indicating
that it is a full scale development article intended to be used in testing.
As a result, it was not given a vehicle number. This rocket stage was on
outdoor display for many years. It deteriorated very badly. Public outcry
lead to it being restored and moved into a purpose built structure in July,
2006. This photo is scanned from a 4x6 print that I took in 2004. I
apparently didn't take a photo of this specific rocket stage during my visit,
but I found this view of the rocket stage in the background of another photo.
I cropped that part of the scan and enlarged it resulting in this image. The
resulting image is unfortunately obstructed and a bit grainy.
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