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4670 ET LH 2 STRUCTURAL TESTING 4619 ET INTER TANK STRUCTURAL TESTING ET LC-2 MODAL TESTING ET LO2 STRUCTURAL TESTING SRB COMPONENT STRUCTURAL TESTING REDSTONE AIRFIELD 4756 ORBITER PREPARATION HANGAR 4550 GROUND VIBRATION TESTING 4572 SRB STRUCTURAL TESTING "SHORT STACK" MSFC SHUTTLE TEST FACILITIES

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4670ET LH 2 STRUCTURALTESTING

4619ET INTER TANK STRUCTURAL TESTINGET LC-2 MODAL TESTINGET LO2 STRUCTURAL TESTINGSRB COMPONENT STRUCTURAL TESTING

REDSTONE AIRFIELD

4756ORBITER PREPARATIONHANGAR

4550GROUND VIBRATIONTESTING

4572SRB STRUCTURALTESTING"SHORT STACK"

MSFC SHUTTLE TEST FACILITIES

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1. Propulsion and Structural Test Facility2. Huntsville, Alabama3. NASA4. 19825. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center Facilities Office6. Aerial View of MSFC Shuttle Test Facilities

showing location of Propulsion and Structural Test Facility, 4572

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HISTORIC

SATURN I, SATURN IB TEST STANDNOW: PROPULSION* STRUCTURAL TEST FACILITY ALL BOOSTER STAGES DEVELOPED BY MARSHALL CENTER FOR THE SATURN * SATURN I-B VEHICLES WERE TEST FIRED HERE. THESE WERE THE FIRST LARGE ROCKETS TO HAVE MULTIPtE ENGINES MOUNTED ON A SINGLE STAGE.

SATURN I FIRST TEST-FIRING

SATURN I-B FIRST TEST-FIRING

APRIL 29,1960

APRIL 1.1965

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1. Propulsion and Structural Test Facility2. Huntsville, Alabama3. NASA4. 19715. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center Facilities Office

6. Exterior View7. 24

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|.3ff S-l Static Test Tower with S-I stage in the test position on the left and F-I engine tankaqe in position on the right,

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1. Propulsion and Structural Test Facility2. Huntsville, Alabama3. NASA4. 19845. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center Facilities Office6. Exterior View of West Side of Facility used for

Solid Rocket Booster Testing7. 25

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1. Propulsion and Structural Test Facility2. Huntsville, Alabama3. NASA4. 19845. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center Facilities

Office6. Interior View of Solid Rocket Booster Structural

Testing7. 26

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1. Propulsion and Structural Test Facility2. Huntsville, Alabama3. NASA4. 19845. NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center Facilities Office6. Exterior view of East Test position with Saturn Stage

in foreground7. 27