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Topic: US Space & Rocket Center: The Force (F-1)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-08-2009 05:33 AM
   
Huntsville Times: Saturn V rumble returns to town The U.S. Space & Rocket Center plans to open a $525,000 exhibit called "The Force" to the public Saturday. Located in the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, the 46-foot tall display is modeled after a Marshall Space Flight Center rocket engine test stand and is capped with a replica of the F-1 engine that powered the first stage booster of the Saturn V. ..."One great feature will be that it will simulate a three-minute test firing that will give people a feel for the power of the F-1 engine," said Jennifer Crozier, center executive director. "There will be a light display and people will be able to feel the sound move through them." Crozier stressed with a laugh that "there will be no flames or smoke though. That's not practical." |
Mr Meek
Member Posts: 353
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 07-08-2009 06:53 AM
46 feet? Wow. I've heard rumblings* about this display, but it sounds like it's going to be even better than I thought.*pun always intended. |
AFGAS
Member Posts: 89
From: Merritt Island, FL
Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 07-08-2009 01:27 PM
Pics please! And interested to see where it is located on the USSRC campus. |
Atlantis
Member Posts: 111
From: Cullman, AL
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 07-08-2009 03:21 PM
I think it's in the Davidson Center, on the side of the Saturn V facing the road next to the interstage. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-08-2009 05:18 PM
Indeed, that is where it is located, about midway down the length of the Saturn V. Here are a few "sneak preview" shots, to be followed on Saturday by photographs and video from its public debut.  
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mikej
Member Posts: 481
From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 07-08-2009 08:41 PM
I was at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center on on Thursday, July 2 and got a sneak peek. The ribbon-cutting is planned for 5:00 p.m. on July 10, to correspond with the Sixth Annual Saturn/Apollo Reunion.The "F-1" in the new exhibit was cast from the same mold as were the F-1s on the full-scale Saturn V model erected in 1999. In addition to the new exhibit (modeled after the S-IC test stand at Marshall), there will be significant new signage to accompany the F-1, J-2, H-1, and RL-10. The new exhibit is located between the S-IC and S-II and (as mentioned above) on the I-565 side of the Davidson Center.  |
Mr Meek
Member Posts: 353
From: Chattanooga, TN
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted 07-08-2009 09:15 PM
Hmm, walking up the stairs to the business end of the S-IC while that thing is making a racket...sounds like a great way to experience a Saturn V.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-08-2009 11:48 PM
I've been remiss to update this thread, and my video is not ready for posting, but here is a photograph from the ribbon cutting:  If others have experienced "The Force" in the interim, I encourage them to share their impressions... |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2476
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 08-09-2009 06:32 AM
Jackie and I had the honor, by chance rather than by design, to be the first of the public to have the F-1 experience as we were first in the Davison building the next day. It is a wonderful feast to the eyes and very well done. It stood there for a couple of “tests” and found that standing in the middle gave the best effect. On the “test” after our first, we were joined by a family and the youngest covered their ears and was thrilled by the effect. That would indicate to be that the desired reaction was obtained. I think that it is a tribute to the center that they have invested in this display so that the youth of today can get a feel for the triumph that was the Apollo program. |
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