Front:
NASA
STATIC
TEST
TOWER
Back:
(REG. U. S. A. PAT. OFF.)
STATIC FIRING TEST TOWER
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
The Saturn booster undergoes static firing
at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight
Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The booster has
been successfully static fired many times prior
to the launching of the first Saturn from Cape
Canaveral, Florida on October 27, 1961. The
same tower has been used for Redstone and
Jupiter programs. Static testing of a missile
consists of locking the missile into place on the
stand and firing it. The missile does not "take
off“, but as it strains against the mighty grip of
the great tower its roaring engine can be studied
for performance characteristics as if it were ac-
tually in flight.
(NASA-MARSHALL PHOTO)
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