Cham wrote:I already saw some models in a space and aeronautics museum in NY, with "fake" details added to a model, to help the model transport. Models are just that : models. I don't think the real thing would be placed like this in a simple hangar with that man standing in the back, without any protection devices, shields, etc... especially in an horizontal position. I'm pretty sure this is a just a model, with some "real" details shown inside, on the walk way side.
Sorry Cham, you are wrong.
In the official page of NASA Johnson Space Center regarding the "Grand Opening for Restored Saturn V Rocket, 08.01.07", here
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/hom ... ening.html
you can read:
"The Saturn V is one of the largest and most significant artifacts in the Smithsonian?€™s National Air and Space Museum collection. It has been on loan to Johnson since 1977. The rocket is made up of parts from launch vehicles originally designated for Apollo 18 and 20".
This confirms our opinion.
But, just to give you som more information, this is another image from Paul Roberts, same place, same object:
Do you really think that a "fake model" would heve been produced with such a detail and, moreover, in such a scrapped way?
I don't!
Bye
Andrea
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