Saturn V Space Vehicle
Moon rocket test article in Huntsville, Alabama. Added to the National Register in 1978, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Saturn V Dynamic Test Vehicle, designated SA-500D, is a prototype Saturn V rocket used by NASA to test the performance of the rocket when vibrated to simulate the shaking which subsequent rockets would experience during launch. It was the first full-scale Saturn V completed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Though SA-500D never flew, it was instrumental in the development of the Saturn V rocket which propelled the first human missions to the Moon as part of the Apollo program. Built under the direction of Wernher von Braun, it served as the test vehicle for all of the Saturn support facilities at MSFC.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL |
| County | Madison County |
| Listed | Nov 22, 1978 |
| Reference number | 78000500 |
| Type of place | test article, Saturn V, exhibit |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL |
| Coordinates | 34.71008, -86.65580 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Russell Cave National Monument · 51 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 78000500. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.