Mastercraft Collection Saturn V with Apollo Model - 1/200 Scale Rocket Kit for Space Enthusiasts & Collectors - Perfect for Display, Education & STEM Learning

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Product Description The roots of the renowned Apollo space program and the Saturn V can be traced way back in 1964 when the US initiated the Operation Paperclip. This program saw dozens of scientists meet in the US to give the nation an edge during the Cold War and help the nation gain leverage in the battle for space. Among the scientists employed was Wernher von Braun who was already working with a series of experimental rockets known as the Jupiter series. When the US began to seriously fund the program, the scientists and Operation Paperclip gained momentum. Von Braun’s Jupiter rockets eventually became the basis for the Saturn spacecrafts. Between 1960 and 1962, multiple prototypes for the Saturn were designed by the Marshall Space Flight Center. The units were named as the C-1 to the C-5. The C-1 became the Saturn I and the C-1B became Saturn IB. The Saturn Five we know now was the C-5. It was chosen and renamed in 1963 when the program was given the green light. Following tests from the early prototypes, the Saturn V had polished design and specs. The spacecraft was powered by the F-1 engines together with the J-2 liquid hydrogen propulsion system. The rocket was also made up of three sections which were constructed through the leadership of von Braun. From the Manufacturer Saturn V (Saturn 5), America’s Moon Rocket, is still the largest and most powerful U.S. expendable launch vehicle ever constructed. The Moon Rocket was designed under the direction of Wernher von Braun at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft Company, and IBM as the lead contractors. The Saturn 5 was used for NASA’s late 1960's / early 1970's Apollo Moon Program and for the launching Skylab Space Station in the 1970's. All Saturn V missions launched from Launch Complex 39 at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. After the rocket cleared the launch tower, mission control transferred to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Officials from the Department of the Interior referred to the Saturn V as "a unique engineering masterpiece that formed the key link in the chain that enabled Americans to travel to the moon. The success of the Saturn V made possible the success of the American space program." The Saturn V at the United States Space and Rocket Center was delivered by Marshall in 1969 after all three stages were taken from the Center’s Dynamic Test Stand.