Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Saturn V First Stage (S-1C) Ready for Assembly AT KSC
Full Description:
This photograph shows the Saturn V first stage (S-1C) in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center ready to be mated with the second and third stages to complete the assembly of a Saturn V launch vehicle. This particular Saturn V was used for Apollo 6, which was a systems test flight. The towering 363-foot Saturn V was a multi-stage, multi-engine launch vehicle standing taller than the Statue of Liberty. Altogether, the Saturn V engines produced as much power as 85 Hoover Dams.
Date of Image:
1968-03-06
Category:
Saturn Apollo Program
term:
Saturn V
term:
History
term:
Rockets
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_what:
Apollo 6
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9903031
NIX #:
MSFC-9903031
MSFC Negative Number:
9903031
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9903031
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