Re: S-IC-15 vs. Hurricane Katrina



Ed Kyle wrote:

Talk of Michoud being threatened by Hurricane
Katrina reminded me that S-IC-15, the last
Saturn V first stage assembled, is displayed
outside at the Michoud front gate. The latest
report at space.com is that Michoud experienced
100 mph winds and suffered some roof damage.
It makes me wonder about that Saturn first stage.



Oh boy...can you imagine driving out of the city to escape the hurricane as it strikes, and out ahead of you something becomes visible in the pounding rain...and swiftly rumbling down the road toward you, like a huge white rolling pin with black stripes and a red "USA" painted on it... :-)

Pat
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