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T O P I C R E V I E Wheng44Skylab 2 fueling test at Pad 39B on January 30, 1973. The Saturn 1B launch vehicle is carrying a dummy spacecraft without launch escape system.Lasv3I never saw this shot before. I suppose the whole stack had to be rolled back to the VAB again after the test to install the "flight" spacecraft.Why was the test not performed with the flight configuration vehicle without the necessity to move it back and forth (if it was the case)?Apollo-SoyuzThe test without spacecraft was testing out the modified facilities to allow a Saturn 1B rocket to be launched from Pad 39B.Lasv3Thanks for the explanation!RonpurThis is just amazing! Another bit of space history most of us never knew about. Thank you!LM-12The launch escape sytem can be seen still on the dummy spacecraft inside the VAB in photo 72-H-1494 dated December 18, 1972.
Skylab 2 fueling test at Pad 39B on January 30, 1973. The Saturn 1B launch vehicle is carrying a dummy spacecraft without launch escape system.
Why was the test not performed with the flight configuration vehicle without the necessity to move it back and forth (if it was the case)?
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