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"Mississippi Test Facility, National Aeronautics And Space Administration, Hancock County. The S-II-2, second flight stage of the second stage booster rocket of the Saturn V space vehicle is shown being lifted into the S-II test stand for checkout and static test firing. The S-II test stand is 200 feet tall with a foundation that extends 40 feet below ground and rests on steel pilings each over 90 feet long. MTF is a component of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama." View of rocket test stand. Side 2.

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  • Item: 24
  • Description: "Mississippi Test Facility, National Aeronautics And Space Administration, Hancock County. The S-II-2, second flight stage of the second stage booster rocket of the Saturn V space vehicle is shown being lifted into the S-II test stand for checkout and static test firing. The S-II test stand is 200 feet tall with a foundation that extends 40 feet below ground and rests on steel pilings each over 90 feet long. MTF is a component of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama." View of rocket test stand. Side 2.
  • Creator(s): National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Mississippi Test Facility
  • Date: 1968
  • City/State: Mississippi
  • County: Hancock County
  • Call Number: PI/2008.0001
  • Filename: 119045-photo-2.tif