Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Description:
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts and their family members and friends tour the new Apollo/Saturn V Center (ASVC) at KSC prior to the gala grand opening ceremony for the facility that was held Jan. 8, 1997. The astronauts were invited to participate in the event, which also featured NASA Administrator Dan Goldin and KSC Director Jay Honeycutt. Observing one of the displays inside the ASVC are (from left): Lois Aldrin, wife of Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.; Aldrin; Apollo 9 Lunar Module Pilot Russell L. Schweickart; Apollo 10 Lunar Module Pilot and Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan; and Apollo 10 Commander Thomas P. Stafford. The ASVC also features several other Apollo program spacecraft components, multimedia presentations and a simulated Apollo/ Saturn V liftoff. The facility will be a part of the KSC bus tour that embarks from the KSC Visitor Center
Release Date:
01/08/1997
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 11
facet_what:
Apollo 17
facet_what:
Apollo 10
facet_what:
Apollo 9
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
01-08-1997
facet_when_year:
1997
Photo Number:
KSC-97PC-118
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-97PC-1 18
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the former Apollo program astronauts and their…