Ring, rocket model/inter-stage

missile; model

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From The Collection Of: Ingenium
Accession Number: 2023.0004
Discipline: Humanities
Classification: Space Technology, Models
Artist / Manufacturer: Marshall, George C. Space Flight Center, NASA (manufacturer)
Date / Period: 1970 (creation date); 2023 (collection date); Presented in 1970, kept by Owen Maynard until 2000. (period)
Place: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America (creation); United States of America, Texas (use)
Brand / Model: 373 (model)
Description: Synthetic ring.

Ring with alternating white and black blocks and white attached details, silver-coloured interior, and clear, unpainted sections at the proper top and bottom for attaching to other parts of the model.

None apparent

Appears complete
History of Use: Part of a model to illustrate the appearance of the Saturn V rocket. This piece represents a ring that functions as a joining interface between the first and second stages of the rocket.
Narrative: The Saturn V rocket was developed under German-American rocket scientist Wernher von Braun as part of NASA’s Apollo Program. It flew from 1967-1973 for nine crewed flights to the Moon as well as for the launch of Skylab, the first space station. Saturn V models were given to NASA and industry executives to commemorate the rocket and honour those who worked on it. The model consists of the Saturn V rocket’s three stages as well as the Command Module, Service Module, and Lunar Module. This particular model was given to Canadian engineer Owen Maynard as a parting gift from NASA on March 7, 1970, after he resigned from NASA on February 28, 1970. This significant gift demonstrates Maynard’s close association with the Apollo Program as not only was he the first person at NASA to start working on the design of the Lunar Module in 1961, he became Chief of Systems Engineering for the Apollo Office in 1964, where he had a close hand in all aspects of the Apollo Program.

This 1/96 scale contractor’s model of Saturn V, a three-stage rocket powered by liquid fuel, was used for promotional and educational purposes. The models were given to politicians, industry and NASA executives to promote the Apollo Program. They were also used to illustrate complex design ideas for a wide range of audiences. The model could be taken apart to show how different parts of the rocket interacted with one another, including the three rocket stages, the Command Module, the Service Module, and the Lunar Module. A small human figurine standing at the base of the model indicates to viewers just how large the rocket is.
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