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Old 29th Apr 2021, 07:29
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Originally Posted by tartare
Someone described being struck by the appearance of the Apollo stack when you see it for real, noting the strength yet fragility of the Saturn, command module and LEM seemed "...like an ICBM crossed with a light aircraft."
To travel so far and so fast with such risk takes a special kind of courage.
Vale sir.
I visited the Cape in Sept 19, just before the outbreak; there is a Saturn V, broken down into stages, hanging from the roof of the Apollo Center. It is truly amazing.
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