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"   America&amp;#039;s moonshot in 1969 stands as testament to great engineering and organization. However, all plans are subject to change. As early as 1962, Popular Mechanics was analyzing NASA&amp;#039;s concepts for the Apollo program. The launch vehicle was to be a &amp;quot;white-and-silver shaft jutting majestically 185 feet into the still-cool morning air,&amp;quot; a description that paralleled the three-stage construction of the Saturn V rocket, but underestimated the eventual design by nearly 200 feet. NASA had considered launching several small rockets and linking their payloads in orbit\u2014an idea that current NASA planners are mulling for a return to the moon by 2020\u2014but chose one 363-foot Saturn V instead. You can read the 1962 article in full in Google&amp;#039;s Popular Mechanics archives here. And check out our full Apollo coverage here. \u2014Allie Haake         "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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