Feb 042015
 

During the development of the Saturn I, a full scale developmental unit was suspended from wires within a special facility at NASA-Marshall and subjected to mechanical shaking to see if the vehicle could withstand the vibrations expected during launch. The first stage was an actual Saturn I first stage, while the second and third stages were water-ballasted simplified versions.

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