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Concept of launching the Space Shuttle orbiter using the Saturn V rocket

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NASA model of Saturn-Shuttle configuration

Function Crewed LEO launch vehicle Manufacturer Boeing (S-IC)
Martin Marietta (External Tank)
Rockwell International (Space Shuttle orbiter) Country of origin United States Height 86 m (281 ft)[1] Diameter 10 m (33 ft)[1] Mass 2,300,000 kg (5,070,000 lb)[1] Stages 2 Mass 60,500 kg (133,400 lb)[1] Status Canceled Launch sites Kennedy LC-39 Height 137.99 ft (42.06 m)[1] Diameter 33 ft (10 m)[1] Empty mass 298,104 lb (135,218 kg)[1] Gross mass 5,040,245 lb (2,286,217 kg)[1] Powered by 5 Rocketdyne F-1[1] Maximum thrust 8,700,816 lbf (38,703.16 kN)[1] Specific impulse 304 seconds (2.98 km/s)[1] Burn time 161 s[1] Propellant RP-1/LOX[1] Height 153.8 ft (46.9 m)[1] Diameter 27.5 ft (8.4 m)[1] Empty mass 65,980 lb (29,930 kg)[1] Gross mass 1,655,616 lb (750,975 kg)[1] Specific impulse 455 seconds (4.46 km/s)[1] Burn time 480 s[1] Propellant LH2 / LOX[1] Powered by 3 SSMEs located on Orbiter[1] Maximum thrust 5,250 kN (1,180,000 lbf)[1] Specific impulse 455 seconds (4.46 km/s)[1] Burn time 480 s[1] Propellant LH2 / LOX[1]

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The Saturn-Shuttle was a preliminary concept of launching the Space Shuttle orbiter using a modified version of the first stage of the Saturn V rocket.[1] It was studied and considered in 1971–1972.[2]

An interstage would be fitted on top of the S-IC stage to support the external tank in the space occupied by the S-II stage in the Saturn V. It was an alternative to the SRBs.[1]

Some studies proposed the addition of wings (and some form of landing gear) to the S-IC stage, which would allow the booster to fly back to the Kennedy Space Center, where technicians would then refurbish the booster for another flight, whether in its entirety or just the tankage.[1]

The Shuttle would handle space station logistics, while the Saturn V would launch components. This would have allowed the International Space Station, using a Skylab or Mir configuration with both U.S. and Russian docking ports, to have been lifted with just a handful of launches. However, it was ultimately rejected on basis of cost.[2]

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