 Saturn I Drawings
Dimensioned drawings of the Saturn I (Block 1 and Block 2 vehicles) and the Saturn IB are provided in Peter Alway's Rockets of the World, Fourth Edition, which is available through NARTS. The drawings in Rockets of the World are not nearly as detailed as those in Peter's first book, Scale Model Rocketry: A Guide for the Historian-Craftsman
(1990), now long out-of-print. As of December 2008, Peter is
graciously allowing me to post his Saturn I Block 2 drawings on our
Meatball Rocketry site, at least until the drawings can be published
again for sale. So for those who have been longing for something
more substantial, your wait is over...
Note that there is no color scheme page printed (Scale Model Rocketry p 131); the scheme contains several errors that were subsequently fixed in Rockets of the World.
I suggest you refer to that source, as well as NASA photos, for
color pattern and markings. Other numbered pages that appear to
be missing contain no drawings, only photos.
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Saturn I Data Discrepancies
There are a few data conflicts between the drawings by Peter Alway and
some other data sources. I will post brief discussions of these
discrepancies as time allows.
Saturn I Photo Links
NASA images of varying quality can be found at www.apolloarchive.com. Look under the image gallery section titled Early Apollo.
Look for some interesting illustrations and photos such as this in the Saturn Illustrated Chronology. (added 12-18-08)
Medium quality detail photos of the
Saturn I at the U.S. Space &
Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL are available by clicking
here (scanned photos by Josh)
Much better photographs of the Huntsville Saturn I and other rockets can be found at HistoricSpacecraft.com.
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