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To: Kozak

Nope, we don’t. Jeff Bezos had to recover one from the bottom of the ocean to assist Rocketdyne in recreating the F1.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the-monstrous-f-1-moon-rocket-back-to-life/


12 posted on 04/21/2016 1:07:43 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Classic government F-ing job.
3 of the Saturn V’s did not go to space. Not a single engine left? No plans? No microfilm? How many Billions did we spend ( when Billion was A LOT of money) on those?


15 posted on 04/21/2016 1:45:53 PM PDT by Kozak (ALLAH AKBAR = HEIL HITLER)
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To: Spktyr
Nope, we don’t. Jeff Bezos had to recover one from the bottom of the ocean to assist Rocketdyne in recreating the F1.

I've read that ARS Technica article before. It states on the first page that every scrap of information on the Saturn V - including the Rocketdyne F1 plans - is still on file.

Given modern manufacturing processes, it was decided that creating a modern, accurate 3-D scan of every component of the F1 engine would be the necessary path towards reviving that design. A big, expensive project, but much more beneficial than transcribing blueprints.

16 posted on 04/21/2016 2:16:35 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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