Early Saturns

The development of the Saturn launch vehicle was a complex one, though, by modern standards, very brief. It was originally conceived as a vehicle composed of a cluster of smaller vehicles; the final Saturn I launch vehicle first stage was indeed built from Jupiter and Redstone tanks, with engines derived from that of the Jupiter IRBM. But the upper stages were also sometimes shown as being derived from Atlas or Titan missiles.

Here are a few early steps along the way.