![]() ![]() The fueling process for a Saturn V rocket was a very complicated and dangerous process. They were used for 17 launches from the first launch of the Apollo 4 through to the Saturn-1B launch of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Program. Throughout their service lives they were continually modified to fit different missions. Three launch umbilical towers were built between July 1963 and March 1965. The Saturn V launch umbilical tower is held together by bolts that are timed to separate as the rocket leaves the base of the pad. These structures are a complex system of corrosion-resistant painted metal frames, rails, fixed and rotating service arms, and hundreds of wires, cables, and plumbing. These towers and pads are utilitarian in nature from acting as a support structure, allows “pad rats” (the crew) work on the structure and inject fuel, and is used to allow access for the crew via an elevator. :-) Ciao amici Lego! Questo testo è anche disponibile su questo link: Italiano.Īfter the successful takeoff of Lego Saturn-V rocket, Valerie Roche (Whatsuptoday) and Emmanuel Urquieta (Spacemd) present you their new collaborative project: NASA Saturn-V Launch Umbilical Tower, the ideal stand at 1/110 scale to complete your set 21309: NASA Apollo Saturn V!Įvery spacecraft needs a launch tower built upon a rocket launch pad. :-) Hallo Legofans! Dieser Text ist über diesen Link auch in Deutsch erhältlich. :-) Bonjour, les amis Lego! Ce texte est aussi disponible avec ce lien: Français In the Sci-fi television show "Stargate: SG1", this set can be seen in Jack O'Niell's son's room.:-) Hola, amigos de Lego! Este texto también está disponible con este enlace: Español.Whereas the orbiter in 1682 Space Shuttle was emblazoned with the NASA logo. This is a tribute to the shuttle that appeared in 6346 Shuttle Launching Crew from 1992, which was actually the first space shuttle of the space agency featured in Launch Command. The set included shuttle bears the number "2", while the shuttle in 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2 (which was identical to the one here) bears the number "3".This contrasts starkly with the more juniorized set 6456 Mission Control in Space Port, which is the equivalent set in the theme that succeeded Launch Command. The set is one of the more realistic of the space sets, due to features such as a fully functional crane on the launch pad that can lift the shuttle off the crawler onto the launch pad and the movable robot arm in the shuttle, as well as its relatively close resemblance to the actual space shuttle.Then the shuttle could be lifted onto the crawler which moved closer to the tower from which the mounting with the tank was pushed out until it connected to the shuttle. First, the external tank had to be lifted onto a mounting which was then retracted into the launch tower. There was an elaborate process of making the orbiter ready for launch. The small control center contained several computer screens as well as a HUD-like interface on its windows. ![]() There are four minifigures: an astronaut, a scientist and two mechanics/technicians. It is composed of a shuttle with external tank and solid rocket boosters, a satellite that can be carried in the shuttle's cargo bay, a launch pad with a small mission control center, and a crawler-transporter to carry the shuttle to the launch pad. The set is LEGO's second model of a space shuttle and its launch pad after 1682 Space Shuttle from 1990 and is similar in design to that older set. ![]()
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