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Never would I want to see them use the actual original 1960's engines or even casings in modern testing, let alone use.
Originally posted by samkent
reply to post by Wrabbit2000
Never would I want to see them use the actual original 1960's engines or even casings in modern testing, let alone use.
But that's exactly what they did.
NASA pulled it from the Smithsonian along with parts from other museums to put together a working model.
About a dozen F-1 engines remain in Huntsville, Ala., home of NASA's main propulsion center, and others are located elsewhere. Most are on display. Case said engineers used engine No. F-6049 for the tests because it was the most complete. Read more: www.foxnews.com...