Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Saturn V S-IC (First) Stage for Apollo 8 in the Vehicle Assembly Building
Full Description:
The S-IC stage being erected for the final assembly of the Saturn V launch vehicle for the Apollo 8 mission (AS-503), is photographed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) high bay at the Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 8 mission was the first Saturn V manned mission with astronauts Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William Anders. They escaped Earth's gravity and traveled to lunar vicinity. The launch of Apollo 8 occurred on December 21, 1968.
Date of Image:
1967-12-01
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
Saturn V
term:
S-IC Stage
term:
Vehicle Assembly Building
term:
VAB
term:
Apollo 8
facet_who:
William Anders
facet_who:
Frank Borman
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 8
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
December 21, 1968
facet_when_year:
1968
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
6761894
NIX #:
MSFC-6761894
MSFC Negative Number:
6761894
UID:
SPD-MARSH-6761894
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