Assembly Hangar for Saturn V Rocket (Seal Beach, California)

USA / California / Seal Beach / Seal Beach, California
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This hangar was used to assemble the second stage of the Saturn V rockets for the Apollo missions in the 1960's and early 1970's. The S-II (pronounced "ess two") was the second stage of the Saturn V rocket. It was built by North American Aviation. Using liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) it had five J-2 engines in a cross pattern. The second stage accelerated the Saturn V through the upper atmosphere with 5 MN of thrust.
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Coordinates:   33°45'25"N   118°4'39"W

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  • This map is in correct! For those of us who worked on the SV2B in Seal Beach know that this building named assembly hanger is T&O or Test and Operate. The building labeled 112 is the actual assembly hanger. After the Bird was assembled it was moved to T&O for testing and then laid down on its dolly using the large cranes on the roof of T&O. The dolly was then transported to a nearby barge and floated to the Cape.
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