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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.

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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

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