Book Description

This official NASA history document is a comprehensive chronology of development milestones in the Saturn rocket programs for the Saturn 1, Saturn 1B, and Saturn V rockets, covering Saturn's first eleven years from April 1957 through April 1968. Topics covered include rocket stages and engines (H-1, F-1, J-2), launch facilities, and test stands. It adds a unique and important perspective to the history of America's Apollo moon rocket that will be of great interest to anyone studying the space program.The document is extensively illustrated with hundreds of color and black and white photographs and drawings showing rocket production, testing, and launches.