Historic, Apollo-Era Test Stand Readied for Ares I Testing
04.04.08
NASA's Marshall Center Readies Historic, Apollo-Era Test Stand for Testing of Ares I -- America's New Rocket
> Large (2400 x 3000, 300 ppi)
> Medium (516 x 649, 72 ppi)
> Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)
The Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand begins preparation for a new era of testing. (NASA/MSFC)
> Large (2336 x 2900, 300 ppi)
> Medium (516 x 641, 72 ppi)
> Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)
The Dynamic Test Stand was built in the 1960s to perform ground vibration testing of the Saturn V launch vehicle and the Apollo spacecraft. (NASA/MSFC)
> Large (2008 x 3000, 300 ppi)
> Medium (516 x 771, 72 ppi)
> Small (100 x 75, 72 ppi)
Beginning in 1978, the space shuttle Enterprise was hoisted into Marshall's Dynamic Test Stand for vertical ground vibration testing in a launch configuration. (NASA/MSFC)
Kim Newton
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034