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Jeff Bezos and his team recover Apollo Saturn V engines from Ocean

David Todd
 on March 21, 2013 2:16 PM | | Comments (0)
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Internet billionaire and space aficionado, Jeff Bezos, who plans to run a space transportation operation via his Blue Origin outfit, has just been congratulated by NASA's Administrator Maj.Gen Charles Bolden for a more historical endeavour.   Specifically, Bezos and his team of salvagers have managed to bring two Saturn V F-1 first stage rocket engines that were launched on a mission in the NASA Apollo programme.  The engines, rated at 1.5 million lb thrust, were broght to the surface.  

The full story is here: http://www.bezosexpeditions.com/updates.html

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