Saturn Apollo Rocket Fuel Tank on eBay
SHOPitLA is offering for sale a titanium fuel tank designed for spaceflight on the Saturn V missile. It is the attitude control fuel tank that provided fuel for the Saturn V rocket that sent Apollo to the moon.
In 1970, NASA announced that it was canceling Apollo missions 18-20 and that Apollo 17 would be the last manned mission to the moon for the foreseeable future.
The remnants of the canceled missiles intended for the moon were declared scrap surplus and sold off. An astute naval captain saw the opportunity and purchased all of the Titanium for 10 cents a pound.
Today, many of these pieces adorn the gardens of the Captain’s Southern California home. This magnificent tank is the largest and most audacious of them all.
Once a member of the Mercury Astronaut Program himself, the Naval Captain was roommates with astronaut Gus Grissom and briefly with Apollo 13’s Jim Lovell. He saw the heroism and struggles of the NASA Space Program first hand and has kept these pieces as reminders for the last 40 years.
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Saturn Apollo Rocket Fuel Tank on eBay
