When someone claims that the Saturn V wasn't powerful enough to do what we all saw it do, I usually ask them how they think Skylab got into orbit. Does anyone know, in terms of lifting capability, which is more impressive:
- putting a moon-capable SIV-B with CSM and LM into a parking orbit of 100 miles altitude
- putting Skylab into an orbit more than twice as high as the Apollo parking altitude without a third stage burn
I've seen Bob Brauenig's excellent Saturn V launch simulation relating to the Apollo 11 mission, but can anyone do a quick comparison of the two scenarios?
