Vintage 1:96 scale engineering model of the Saturn 1B rocket designed by the Graphic Engineering and Models Division at the George C. Marshall Space Center. The model stands approximately 29.5″ tall, and features the first two stages, the payload section, with window for viewing small lunar module, and the escape tower. The model is set on a 5.5 x 5.5 x .75 wooden base with affixed plate and small figurine. Includes a custom foam-lined 16.5 x 13 x 7 suitcase from B & W International. In very good to fine condition, with slight scuffing and some crackling to paint, lower fins slightly loose, and two small missing parts to service module section; the lunar module ascent stage has been restored. From the personal collection of longtime NASA photojournalist Andrew 'Pat' Patnesky.
The actual Saturn IB rocket stood 224 feet tall. It had two stages that are clearly marked on this model. It utilized eight liquid-fuel engines in its first stage and one liquid-fuel engine in its second. Altogether, there were nine of them launched—all successfully. A seldom seen, exceptional early 1960s replica of the imposing Saturn rocket used to propel Apollo 7, all three Skylab missions, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
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