Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Saturn V artifacts recovered from Atlantic floor

One of five F1 engine thrust chambers from the Saturn V used to launch Apollo 11 to the moon on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Image from Bezos Expeditions released March 20, 2013 [Bezos Expeditions].
Space.com has uploaded a 14 image slide show (available HERE) of Saturn V first stage salvage operations. The artifacts were discovered nearly a year ago far out off the coast of Georgia, under 4500 meters of water.

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