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The page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-IVB lists the Apollo 9 S-IVB as having gone into solar orbit. How is this possible given that the Apollo 9 mission did not leave Earth orbit?
Colinmc151 15:05, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
The table shows several S-IVBs launched atop Saturn IBs into earth orbit as now being in heliocentric orbit. As far as I know, they all expended their propellant reaching earth orbit, from which they eventually decayed. Does anyone have different information? Karn ( talk) 06:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Most of the objects in the article left in Earth orbit are described as "Decayed from low earth orbit." Is this common and correct usage of the terminology? I'm not an expert but it doesn't sound like it to me. Is there a better way to describe this in the article? ColinClark ( talk) 22:24, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
This sentence in the article, seems to imply that the empty S-IVB was used as a hull for skylab. "An S-IVB provided the hull for Skylab, the United States' first space station." That was not the case. Can someone clarify it? 178.72.48.121 ( talk) 21:40, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
Were they TRW TR-204 ? ... Rocket Engine, TR-204, Liquid Fuel, Saturn V Third Stage Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS) spaceaholic says so, but it would be nice to find and use a NASA or TRW ref. - Rod57 ( talk) 11:18, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
There's a conflict between the tabulated empty/dry mass of 29,700 lbm and the value cited in the Description, 22,000 lbm. The former is a much more credible mass fraction (88% vice 95%). The 22,000 lbm value does not appear to be substantiated by the cited references; the latter says 23,000 lbm, not 22,000. Demostheneez ( talk) 20:50, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
The first parentheses on the successes is missing Sp epic ( talk) 00:08, 9 October 2023 (UTC) I fixed it how can i delete this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sp epic ( talk • contribs) 00:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
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The page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-IVB lists the Apollo 9 S-IVB as having gone into solar orbit. How is this possible given that the Apollo 9 mission did not leave Earth orbit?
Colinmc151 15:05, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
The table shows several S-IVBs launched atop Saturn IBs into earth orbit as now being in heliocentric orbit. As far as I know, they all expended their propellant reaching earth orbit, from which they eventually decayed. Does anyone have different information? Karn ( talk) 06:16, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
Most of the objects in the article left in Earth orbit are described as "Decayed from low earth orbit." Is this common and correct usage of the terminology? I'm not an expert but it doesn't sound like it to me. Is there a better way to describe this in the article? ColinClark ( talk) 22:24, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
This sentence in the article, seems to imply that the empty S-IVB was used as a hull for skylab. "An S-IVB provided the hull for Skylab, the United States' first space station." That was not the case. Can someone clarify it? 178.72.48.121 ( talk) 21:40, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
Were they TRW TR-204 ? ... Rocket Engine, TR-204, Liquid Fuel, Saturn V Third Stage Auxiliary Propulsion System (APS) spaceaholic says so, but it would be nice to find and use a NASA or TRW ref. - Rod57 ( talk) 11:18, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
There's a conflict between the tabulated empty/dry mass of 29,700 lbm and the value cited in the Description, 22,000 lbm. The former is a much more credible mass fraction (88% vice 95%). The 22,000 lbm value does not appear to be substantiated by the cited references; the latter says 23,000 lbm, not 22,000. Demostheneez ( talk) 20:50, 14 June 2021 (UTC)
The first parentheses on the successes is missing Sp epic ( talk) 00:08, 9 October 2023 (UTC) I fixed it how can i delete this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sp epic ( talk • contribs) 00:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC)