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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: New Shuttle Engines
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Date: 19 Nov 90 22:41:03 GMT
References: <10948@milton.u.washington.edu> <1990Nov13.190528.5893@zoo.toronto.edu> <1990Nov14.071003.24567@cimage.com> <1990Nov16.175907.18177@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
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In <1990Nov16.175907.18177@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> tohall@mars.lerc.nasa.gov:
> In <1990Nov14.071003.24567@cimage.com>, gregc@cimage.com (Greg Cronau):
> > I can understand why reviving the Saturn program would be damn near 
> > impossible, but what problems were encountered with reviving just the
> > F-1 engine program?

> 2) F-1 production test facilities were located in the San Fernando valley 
> (turbopumps at Rocketdyne/Santa Susana) and Edwards AFB (full-up engine
> tests). These facilities are way past the inactive stage - they have been
> either torn down or become completely derelict.

On a related note, I recently toured the NASA Stines Center in Mississippi
where NASA tests & certifies the shuttle engines.  The buildings that
housed the test facilities for the Saturn engines are still there, but
they have long since been converted for other uses.  The second stage 
test building now houses a rather deep water tank that is used to test
sensors used in ocean research.  The only thing that appears to be left
from Saturn and Apollo are some blast staines on the concrete.

-john-

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