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SIVB COMPONENTS
Sheet Four

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Assembling the Upper, Lower & SIIC Interstage Skirts



SIVB 507 aft skirt.

SIVB 507 aft skirt.

SIVB 507 aft skirt.

SIVB 505 aft skirt.

SIVB 211 forward skirt undergoing cold plate checkout. 506 aft skirt in background.

SIVB 210 aft skirt.

Forward skirt, number
unknown.

SIVB 210 forward skirt.

Instrumentation unit &
SIVB 507 forward skirt
undergoing thermo-
conditioning check-out.

SIVB 9004 forward skirt is removed from the dynamic test area at Thiokol Chemical Corp., Utah. 

L to R, SIVB 507 thrust structure, aft skirt and
forward skirt.  SIVB 211 in storage in the background.

SIVB 504 forward &
aft skirts.

L to R, SIVB 209 forward skirt, aft skirt and thrust structure. SIVB 205 aft interstage in shipping wrap.

L to R, 211 thrust
structure, 211 Forward
skirt and 211 aft skirt.
In background, aft 208
interstage and SIVB 209 awaiting painting.

SIVB 207 interstage in foreground, 210 aft skirt to left, 502 aft interstage (center, left), 206 aft interstage (center, right) and 505 aft skirt in extreme background.

Back to Front, SIVB 507 thrust structure, aft skirt and forward skirt.  SIVB 211 in storage to right.

SIVB 207 aft interstage.

SIVB 504 aft interstage
undergoing weight &
balance procedure.

SIVB aft skirt qualification
testing.

SV aft skirt qualification
test failure.

SIVB 505 aft interstage.

SIVB 505 aft interstage.

SIVB 505 aft interstage.

SIVB 505 aft interstage.

L to R, SIVB 502 aft interstage skirt & 206 aft interstage.

SIVB 207 aft interstage.

SIVB 506 interstage in foreground, SIVB 211 in storage in background. 208 forward skirt, aft skirt and thrust structure to right, rear.

L to R, SIVB 210 interstage & 211 interstage.

SIVB 207 interstage in foreground, 210 aft skirt to left, 502 aft interstage (center, left), 206 aft interstage (center, right) and 505 aft skirt in extreme background.

L to R, SIVB 507 forward skirt, aft skirt, and thrust structure.  SIVB 210 in background.

L to R, SIVB 210 forward skirt, aft skirt and thrust structure.

SIVB 207 aft interstage skirt (L) and SIVB 210 LH2 tank (R).

SIVB 207 aft interstage skirt is tilted 15 degrees during weight & balance checks.

Adjusting calibrations during weight & balance of 207 aft interstage skirt.

SIVB 207 aft interstage skirt is lowered onto support structure before weight & balance check.

SIVB 505 forward skirt.

SIVB 503 / SII adapter skirt.
(Images files are approximately 100K to 200K in size)

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