COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Record
Name of Image:
Saturn IBC S-IVB Stage
Full Description:
Workmen secure a J-2 engine onto the S-IVB (second) stage thrust structure. As part of Marshall Space Center's "building block" approach to the Saturn development, the S-IVB was utilized in the Saturn IBC launch vehicle as a second stage and the Saturn V launch vehicle as a third stage. The booster, built for NASA by McDornell Douglas Corporation, was powered by a single J-2 engine, initially capable of 200,000 pounds of thrust.
Date of Image:
1967-01-01
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
J-2 engine
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_where:
Douglas
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6757790
NIX #:
MSFC-6757790
MSFC Negative Number:
6757790
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6757790
