. "United States"@en . "2304000.0"^^ . . "or"@en . . "Saturn-Shuttle"@en . "max 34.02 MN"@en . . . . . . "Rockwell International"@en . "Manned LEO launch vehicle"@en . . "NASA model of Saturn-Shuttle configuration"@en . "Boeing"@en . "Saturn-Shuttle"@en . . . "The Saturn-Shuttle was a preliminary concept of launching the Space Shuttle orbiter using the Saturn V rocket. 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, so that NASA would have been able to steer completely away from solid rockets."@en . . "475.0"^^ . . "212.0"^^ . "3"^^ . "10 m"@en . "5070000.0"^^ . "concept was studied in 1972"@en . "2"^^ . "max 7,648,000 lbf"@en . . "85 m"@en . . "281.0"^^ . "Martin Marietta"@en . "max 60,500 kg"@en . . "The Saturn-Shuttle was a preliminary concept of launching the Space Shuttle orbiter using the Saturn V rocket. 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, so that NASA would have been able to steer completely away from solid rockets. The addition of wings on the S-IC stage would allow the booster to fly back to the Kennedy Space Center, where technicians would then refurbish the booster (by replacing only the five F-1 engines and reusing the tanks and other hardware for later flights).}}[citation needed] The Shuttle would handle space station logistics, while 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. The Saturn-Shuttle concept also would have eliminated the Space shuttle solid rocket boosters that ultimately precipitated the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986."@en . "5"^^ . . . . "Shuttle Orbiter & External Tank"@en . . "33.0"^^ . . . "133400.0"^^ .