Venerable F-1 Saluted

May 26 marks the 50th anniversary of a historic event that occurred on Test Stand 1-A, at Edwards AFB, Calif. On that not-so-faraway day, the NASA-funded, Apollo Saturn F-1 rocket engine was fired for its flight duration of 2.5 min. As someone who was involved in its development and testing, I...

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