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Old 10-18-2021, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by stefanj
Interesting . . .

On page 12 of the 1967 Estes catalog, there's a picture of a Saturn descending on two parachutes.

It IS NOT a Saturn 1b! It looks like a model of an earlier Saturn 1 variant, similar to the real rocket on the cover.

That prototype model would be an amazing collector's item!


When I read your post I was thinking it could be a pic of a block II that someone modeled for an NAR or international competition. Upon seeing it, the fins aren't scale for a block II and it looks to me to be an illustration instead of a photo.
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