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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Wernher von Braun and Saturn IB on Launch Pad
Title
Wernher von Braun and Saturn IB on Launch Pad
Title
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Full Description:
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Dr. Wernher von Braun stands in front of a Saturn IB launch vehicle at Kennedy Space Flight Center. Dr. von Braun led a team of German rocket scientists, called the Rocket Team, to the United States, first to Fort Bliss/White Sands, later being transferred to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. They were further transferred to the newly established NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama in 1960, and Dr. von Braun became the first Center Director. Under von Braun's direction, MSFC developed the Mercury-Redstone, which put the first American in space; and later the Saturn rockets, Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Saturn V. The Saturn V launch vehicle put the first human on the surface of the Moon, and a modified Saturn V vehicle placed Skylab, the first United States' experimental space station, into Earth orbit. Dr. von Braun was MSFC Director from July 1960 to February 1970.
Full_Description
Dr. Wernher von Braun stands in front of a Saturn IB launch vehicle at Kennedy Space Flight Center. Dr. von Braun led a team of German rocket scientists, called the Rocket Team, to the United States, first to Fort Bliss/White Sands, later being transferred to the Army Ballistic Missile Agency at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. They were further transferred to the newly established NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama in 1960, and Dr. von Braun became the first Center Director. Under von Braun's direction, MSFC developed the Mercury-Redstone, which put the first American in space; and later the Saturn rockets, Saturn I, Saturn IB, and Saturn V. The Saturn V launch vehicle put the first human on the surface of the Moon, and a modified Saturn V vehicle placed Skylab, the first United States' experimental space station, into Earth orbit. Dr. von Braun was MSFC Director from July 1960 to February 1970.
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Date:
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1/22/1968
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NASA Center:
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Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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NASA Management
Subject_Category
NASA Management
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Saturn I-IB
Subject_Category
Saturn I-IB
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Wernher
Keywords
Wernher
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Keywords:
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von
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Keywords:
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Braun
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Keywords:
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Saturn
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Keywords:
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1B
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Keywords:
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IB
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Moon
facet_what
Moon
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Saturn
facet_what
Saturn
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Mercury
facet_what
Mercury
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Skylab
facet_what
Skylab
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Saturn
facet_where
Saturn
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Mercury
facet_where
Mercury
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Alabama
facet_where
Alabama
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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United States of America
facet_where
United States of America
facet_where
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facet_who:
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Dr. Wernher von Braun
facet_who
Dr. Wernher von Braun
facet_who
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facet_when:
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1960
facet_when
1960
facet_when
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facet_when:
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July 1960
facet_when
July 1960
facet_when
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facet_when:
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February 1970
facet_when
February 1970
facet_when
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facet_when:
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1-22-1968
facet_when
1-22-1968
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1968
facet_when_year
1968
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1960
facet_when_year
1960
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1970
facet_when_year
1970
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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6863092
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0045
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0045
UID
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Center:
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MSFC
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Center Number:
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6863092
Center_Number
6863092
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000045
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000045
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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