SATURN SIVB STAGE INDEX


SIVB COMPONENTS
Sheet Five

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Thrust Structure Assembly



SIVB 210 thrust
structure.

SIVB 509 thrust structure.

SIVB 212 thrust structure.

Performing the Eddy Current check of welds on a helium bottle of SIVB 209.

Final checks on SIVB 9004 boattail prior to vibration testing at Thiokol Chemical Corp., Utah.

SIVB 511 is positioned
for mating of J2 engine in tower 2.

SIVB 511 is positioned
for mating of J2 engine.

Securing J2 engine to
SIVB 212.

SIVB 212 thrust structure prior to mating of J2 engine.

J2 engine is moved into
position for mating to
SIVB 212.
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SIVB Final Assembly



SIVB 507 forward skirt being placed in position in tower 2.  SIVB 508 propellant tank in left foreground, hydrostatic test tank at right.

SIVB 505 in stage joining position.

L to R, SIVB 505 & 211.

L to R, SIVB 505 & 211.

SIVB  209 enroute to
vertical check-out tower #8 for final leak check.  212 cylindrical tank enroute to assembly/check-out tower.

SIVB 209

SIVB 209

SIVB 209

SIVB 209

SIVB 209

SIVB 510 being removed from tower 5 in Vehicle Assembly and Check-out Building.

SIVB 510

SIVB 510

SIVB 510

|SIVB 510

L to R, SIVB 508
& 212 in towers 7 and 8 respectively.

SIVB 212

SIVB 212 is hoisted into tower 8 for temporary storage after the removal
of SIVB 510.

Vertical check-out tower #5, SIVB 210 in
foreground and 505 in
tower.

SIVB 210 after final
painting.

SIVB 508 is hoisted into tower 7.

SIVB 508

SIVB 208 during weight & balance check.

SIVB 208 with technician checking level to correct adjustments during weight & balance.

Overall view of the weight and balance area in the North end of the Manufacturing Building.  SIVB 208 in painting area.
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