The Saturn IB was an entirely different animal than the Saturn I. Now classified as a heavy-lift booster vehicle instead of a medium-lift like its predecessor, the IB's eight first-stage ...

The surviving, mostly-intact Saturn IB booster, which for decades has laid on its side, spanning the length of the Rocket Garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, is now ...

Work to restore the Saturn IB (pronounced "one-B") began in July 2018.The Space Coast's salt-rich atmosphere and 40 years lying on its side had taken a toll on the rocket, which once stood on a ...

The Saturn 1B rocket stood along I-65 in Ardmore for 44 years. But in September of 2023, it was officially taken down due to it’s deteriorating state.

Designed by Chrysler, the Saturn IB acted as the booster for three more Apollo missions. The success of its first unmanned orbital flight, Apollo-Saturn 203, ...

The Saturn 1B rocket, shown here in January 2023, at the I-65 Alabama welcome center just south of the Tennessee state line has an uncertain future amid continuing deterioration.

ARDMORE, Ala. (WAFF) - Deconstruction has begun on Saturn 1B along I-65 in Ardmore but a bill that was signed into law this summer could call for a replica to be put in it’s place. Senate Bill 313 ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A bill that creates a plan to replace the Saturn 1B rocket at the I-65 rest area in Ardmore was signed by Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday.Senate Bill 313 (SB313) passed the ...

Saturn I was the first element in the development of the Saturn IB and the Saturn V that would launch the Apollo 11 crew to the Moon. Advertisement. ... Sputnik in 1957 prompted the Department of ...