[APOLLO PROGRAM]. SATURN IB NEWS REFERENCE, 3 RING BINDER, SIGNED

Saturn IB News Reference. NASA MSFC, NASA KSC, Chrysler, Douglas, IBM, and Rocketdyne, December, 1965. Over 110 pages. 11½ by 10 inches, having 15 tabbed section dividers. Enclosed within the original three-ring gray vinyl binder being marked in red with “NBC Pool Copy” referring to use as the NBC television news copy used during the 1960’s.

INSCRIBED with their individual Apollo Saturn (AS) flight number and SIGNED by ALAN BEAN, JERRY CARR, CHARLES CONRAD, TOM STAFFORD, and WALLY SCHIRRA. These astronauts were the only five commanders to pilot the Saturn IB rocket to earth orbit. A detailed reference book issued for the press corps covering all aspects of the NASA Saturn IB rocket. The 15 tabbed dividers include information on the Saturn family of rockets, the S-IB first stage, the H-1 first stage engines, the S-IVB second stage, the S-IVB J-2 engine, the instrument unit that provided vehicle guidance and control, launch facilities, testing, vehicle assembly, program management, a glossary, sub-contractors, and an index.