Apollo artifacts: NASA salvages parts from Alabama's rest stop Saturn IB rocket

After the Saturn IB rocket at the Ardmore rest area in Alabama was lowered to the ground, workers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center set to work on identifying salvageable artifacts.At the very end, it was the rocket that took itself down.was in the final minutes of being laid down when its corroded metal skin gave way and it fell the

The first stage of an Apollo-era Saturn IB rocket is seen after being lowered and dropping the last 15 feet to the ground at the Ardmore rest stop in Alabama.In an effort to lower the stage in one piece, binders were installed to hold the tanks together, hence it landing intact. But what if the work to lower the rocket had been delayed and the spider beam failed while the

"The Space & Rocket Center was responsible for putting the vehicle on the ground and then we at NASA took back possession of it and disposed of the vehicle in the appropriate manner required by law," Champion told collectSPACE.

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