Re: Saturn V

From: Freeman Craig Presson (dhr@iname.com)
Date: Thu Jul 22 1999 - 06:58:58 MDT


Whoops, call off that 2am launch, guys!

On 21 Jul 99, at 22:59, Doug Jones wrote:

> Sorry to break it to you, but the real Saturn V's are still lying on
> their sides, the erect one is a sheetmetal replica. In any event,
> they are beyond salvage, decades of corrosion have made them mere
> lawn ornaments.
>
> Philip Witham wrote:
> >
> > >a Saturn V on display for years, disassembled and lying on its side.
> > >They finally wised up in time for 7/20/99 and put the darned thing
> > >together standing up in the front yard. It's the most beautiful
> > >artifact in
> >
> > Its... Standing up now? Ye gods! Must go see. I hope it has a few guy
> > wires.
> >
> > Hey, let's sneak in there at night with a few million pounds of LOx,
> > Kerosene and liquid hydrogen and go for a ride!
> >
> > Oh, durn, that won't work.
> >
> > -PW
>
> --
> Doug Jones, Freelance Rocket Plumber



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