Just finished watching From the Earth to the Moon when I ran across this, pretty awesome to see the F-1 on the ocean floor. Still looks mighty after all these years.
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"The rules regarding NASA property in the ocean are the same as those that govern [federally-owned] sunken ships and other government property,
War graves notwithstanding, Why would USA law apply in international waters?
I suppose they could argue it was not "lost at sea" but rather safely deposited!!!
Isn't there any chance of finding the rest of the lower stage as well as the engines? The whole expedition seems to be focussed on engines and nothing else - there's a whole lot more to find too! Or maybe there's a good reason I don't know.
I thought most of them agreed that the rockets themselves were indeed launched, whether dummy or not.
Nope.
A large corrugated aluminum structure striking the ocean at terminal velocity isn't going to leave much behind beyond a large amount of sheet-metal confetti.
The engines were by far the sturdiest and most impact resistant components of the whole stage and as you can see they didn't exactly survive unscathed.
Well, they have found some pretty large remains of the S1C stage outer skin: