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APOLLO 06 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken looking out the C …
Description Film taken looking out the Command and Service Module (CSM) window during the flight.
APOLLO 06 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken looking out the C …
Description Film taken looking out the Command and Service Module (CSM) window during the flight.
APOLLO 06 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken looking out the C …
Description Film taken looking out the Command and Service Module (CSM) window during the flight.
APOLLO 06 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken looking out the C …
Description Film taken looking out the Command and Service Module (CSM) window during the flight.
APOLLO 06 16MM ONBOARD FILM …
Film taken looking out the C …
Description Film taken looking out the Command and Service Module (CSM) window during the flight.
Welding the Y-Ring
Name of Image Welding the Y-Ring
Date of Image 1965-03-01
Full Description A technician is pictured at the Marshall Space Flight Center welding the Y-ring to the S-IC stage bulkhead and the fuel tank for the Saturn V SA-502 launch vehicle (Apollo 6 mission) in building 4705. The size of the S-IC required a special rig known as the Y-ring to join the tank wall cylinders and domes together. The Y-ring was designed to eliminate lap joints where the tank domes, wall, and adjoining structure (such as the intertank segment) came together.
Apollo 6 Launch
Name of Image Apollo 6 Launch
Date of Image 1968-04-04
Full Description The second Saturn V launch vehicle (SA-502) for the Apollo 6 mission lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center launch complex on April 4, 1968. This unmanned Saturn V launch vehicle tested the emergency detection system in closed loop configuration.
Saturn V First Stage (S-1C) …
Name of Image Saturn V First Stage (S-1C) Ready for Assembly AT KSC
Date of Image 1968-03-06
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.
Acceptance Test of J-2 Engin …
Name of Image Acceptance Test of J-2 Engine
Date of Image 1960-01-01
Full Description The J-2 engine for Saturn V S-IVB (third) stage blasted from the test stand at Douglas Aircraft Co., Sacramento Test Operation (SACTO) facility in California. This third stage was used on the unmarned Saturn V flight of Apollo 6 in April 1968.
Apollo 6 Transported to Laun …
Name of Image Apollo 6 Transported to Launch Pad at KSC
Date of Image 1968-02-06
Full Description Apollo 6, the second and last of the unmarned Saturn V test flights, is slowly transported past the Vehicle Assembly Building on the way to launch pad 39-A. 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.
Bird's-eye View of Apollo 6 …
Name of Image Bird's-eye View of Apollo 6 on Transporter at KSC
Date of Image 1968-02-06
Full Description A bird's-eye view of Apollo 6 and its gantry leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building on the transporter heading to the launch site on Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center. 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.
Saturn V S-II (Second) Stage …
Name of Image Saturn V S-II (Second) Stage for Apollo 6 in the Vehicle Assembly Building
Date of Image 1967-01-01
Full Description This photograph shows the Saturn V S-II (second) stage of the Apollo 6 mission being lowered atop of the S-IC (first) stage during the final assembly operations in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 6 mission was the second Saturn V unmanned flight for testing an emergency detection system. The launch occurred on April 4, 1968.
Mexico, New Mexico and Texas …
Title Mexico, New Mexico and Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Mexico, New Mexico and Texas are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission during its 2nd orbit of the Earth. Seen in this photograph are Deming, Palomas, Las Cruces, El Paso, Florida Mountains, East and West Portrillo Mountains, San Andres Mountains, Franklin Mountains, and Juarez Mountains and the Rio Grande River.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of Cal …
Title Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of California as seen from Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of California, the mouth of the Colorado River, Bahia de Aduar, the Great Sonoran Desert, and Pinacates Volcanic field as seen from Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft at an altitude of 137 nautical miles above the earth.
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Mexico, and Arizona as seen …
Title Mexico, and Arizona as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Mexico, Arizona: Tucson, Nogales, Coronado National Forest, San Pedro River, copper mines, are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Republic of the Congo, Zambi …
Title Republic of the Congo, Zambia as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Republic of the Congo, Zambia,, Katanga Province, Chitango, Luapala River, Lake Lusiwasi, Lavashi Ridge and very dark clouds are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
El Paso and White Sands area …
Title El Paso and White Sands area as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description The El Paso and White Sands area are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission three hours and eight minutes after liftoff. North is toward top of picture. Near bottom center of picture is the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico metropolitan area. At the top is the White Sands National Monument area. Note Rio Grande River on left side of picture. The snow-covered Sacremento Mountains are seen in the upper right corner. The altitude of the spacecraft when this photograph was taken was 115 nautical miles.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
New Mexico and Texas as seen …
Title New Mexico and Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description New Mexico and Texas are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Carlsbad, Guadalupe Mountains, highest point in Texas, Salt Basin, Pecos River, Red Bluff Lake, and the Mescalero Escarpment..
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Texas as seen from the Apoll …
Title Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Texas is photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Midland, Brownfield, Big Spring, J.B.Thomas Lake, headwaters of Colorado and Brazos Rivers, and the west Texas gas and oil fields.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
East coast of the United Sta …
Title East coast of the United States seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description View of the east coast of the United States as photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. This photograph was taken during a pass over Georgia, between Savannah and Brunswick. Altitude of the spacecraft was 100 nautical miles. Numerous jet aircraft contrails can be seen over the Atlantic Ocean. Sun glint on the surface of the ocean permits oceanographers to determine conditions of the water.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Nigeri …
Title Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Nigeria as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Nigeria in Africa as seen from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Lome, Cot nue, Popta Novo, the Gulf of Guinea, Keta Lagoon, Lake Aheme and Lake Mokous can be seen in the frame.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Texas as seen from the Apoll …
Title Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Texas is photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Tyler, Longview, Marshall, Sabine and Sulphur Rivers, Caddo Lake, and the Texarkana Reservoir.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Lake Volta area of Ghana as …
Title Lake Volta area of Ghana as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Lake Volta area of Ghana, Africa as seen from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Note currus and small cumulus clouds formed by tropical convection currents.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as …
Title Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description View of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area as photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. The highway and expressway system in and around both cities is clearly visible. North is toward left side of picture. Grapevine Reservoir and Garza-Little Elm Reservoir are to the north-west of Dallas. The city of Denton can be seen in left center of picture at conjunction of highways leading to both Fort Worth and Dallas. The Brazos River is in lower right corner. This photography was made three hours and nine minutes after liftoff of the Apollo 6 space flight.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas a …
Title Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, as photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Visible in this photograph are Shreveport, Texarkana, El Dorado, Lake Gaddo, Texarkana Reservoir, Red River, and cloud cover.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Senegal and Mauritania as se …
Title Senegal and Mauritania as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Senegal and Mauritania as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft during its second revolution around the earth. The predominant features are the Valley of the Senegal River (flowing to lower right), Lake Rkiz is to the left of the river in Mauritania.
Date Taken 1968-04-06
Apollo Spacecraft 020 Comman …
Title Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module readied for mating with Service Module
Description Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted into position for mating with Service Module in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Spacecraft 020 will be flown on the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned, earth-orbital space mission.
Date Taken 1967-12-06
F-1 engines of Apollo/Saturn …
Title F-1 engines of Apollo/Saturn V first stage leave trail of flame after liftoff
Description The five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle's first (S-IC) stage leaves a trail of flame in the sky after liftoff. The launch of the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission occurred on April 4, 1968. These views of the Apollo 6 launch were taken from a chase plane.
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Scene at the Flight Operatio …
Title Scene at the Flight Operations Director's console during Apollo 6
Description Scene at the Flight Operations Director's console in the Mission Control Center, Building 30, during the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space flight. Left to right, are Air Force Maj. General Vincent G. Huston, Department of Defense Manager, Manned Space Flight Operations, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., Dr. Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) Director of Flight Operations, George M. Low, Manager, MSC Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, and Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, MSC Director.
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Recovery of Apollo 6 unmanne …
Title Recovery of Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description The Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module is hoisted aboard the U.S.S. Okinawa.
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Apollo 6 stack and mobile la …
Title Apollo 6 stack and mobile launch tower leaving VAB on way to launch pad
Description High-angle view of the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) stack and mobile launch tower atop a crawler-transporter leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the way to Pad A, Launch Complex 39.
Date Taken 1968-02-06
Recovery of Apollo 6 unmanne …
Title Recovery of Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description A U.S. Navy frogman team prepares the Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module for hoisting aboard the U.S.S. Okinawa (27884), Recovery personnel from the U.S.S. Okinawa participate in the recovery of the Apollo spacecraft 020 Command Module. A U.S. Navy frogman team is attaching a flotation collar to the Command Module (27885).
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Recovery of Apollo 6 unmanne …
Title Recovery of Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description A U.S. Navy frogman team prepares the Apollo Spacecraft 020 Command Module for hoisting aboard the U.S.S. Okinawa (27884), Recovery personnel from the U.S.S. Okinawa participate in the recovery of the Apollo spacecraft 020 Command Module. A U.S. Navy frogman team is attaching a flotation collar to the Command Module (27885).
Date Taken 1968-04-04
F-1 engines of Apollo/Saturn …
Title F-1 engines of Apollo/Saturn V first stage leave trail of flame after liftoff
Description The five F-1 engines of the Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle's first (S-IC) stage leaves a trail of flame in the sky after liftoff. The launch of the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission occurred on April 4, 1968. These views of the Apollo 6 launch were taken from a chase plane.
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Apollo 6 unmanned space miss …
Title Apollo 6 unmanned space mission launch
Description The Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff of the Apollo 6 occured at 07:00:01.5, April 4, 1968.
Date Taken 1968-04-04
Mexico, and Arizona as seen …
Title Mexico, and Arizona as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Mexico, Arizona: Tucson, Nogales, Coronado National Forest, San Pedro River, copper mines, are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission.
Date 04.06.1968
Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of Cal …
Title Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of California as seen from Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Mexico, Arizona, Gulf of California, the mouth of the Colorado River, Bahia de Aduar, the Great Sonoran Desert, and Pinacates Volcanic field as seen from Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft at an altitude of 137 nautical miles above the earth.
Date 04.04.1968
Mexico, New Mexico and Texas …
Title Mexico, New Mexico and Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Mexico, New Mexico and Texas are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission during its 2nd orbit of the Earth. Seen in this photograph are Deming, Palomas, Las Cruces, El Paso, Florida Mountains, East and West Portrillo Mountains, San Andres Mountains, Franklin Mountains, and Juarez Mountains and the Rio Grande River.
Date 04.06.1968
New Mexico and Texas as seen …
Title New Mexico and Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description New Mexico and Texas are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Carlsbad, Guadalupe Mountains, highest point in Texas, Salt Basin, Pecos River, Red Bluff Lake, and the Mescalero Escarpment..
Date 04.06.1968
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as …
Title Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description View of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area as photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. The highway and expressway system in and around both cities is clearly visible. North is toward left side of picture. Grapevine Reservoir and Garza-Little Elm Reservoir are to the north-west of Dallas. The city of Denton can be seen in left center of picture at conjunction of highways leading to both Fort Worth and Dallas. The Brazos River is in lower right corner. This photography was made three hours and nine minutes after liftoff of the Apollo 6 space flight.
Date 04.06.1968
Republic of the Congo, Zambi …
Title Republic of the Congo, Zambia as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Republic of the Congo, Zambia,, Katanga Province, Chitango, Luapala River, Lake Lusiwasi, Lavashi Ridge and very dark clouds are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission.
Date 04.06.1968
El Paso and White Sands area …
Title El Paso and White Sands area as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description The El Paso and White Sands area are photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission three hours and eight minutes after liftoff. North is toward top of picture. Near bottom center of picture is the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez, Mexico metropolitan area. At the top is the White Sands National Monument area. Note Rio Grande River on left side of picture. The snow-covered Sacremento Mountains are seen in the upper right corner. The altitude of the spacecraft when this photograph was taken was 115 nautical miles.
Date 04.06.1968
Texas as seen from the Apoll …
Title Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Texas is photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Tyler, Longview, Marshall, Sabine and Sulphur Rivers, Caddo Lake, and the Texarkana Reservoir.
Date 04.06.1968
Texas as seen from the Apoll …
Title Texas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Texas is photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Seen in this photograph are Midland, Brownfield, Big Spring, J.B.Thomas Lake, headwaters of Colorado and Brazos Rivers, and the west Texas gas and oil fields.
Date 04.06.1968
Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas a …
Title Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas as seen from the Apollo 6 unmanned spacecraft
Description Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, as photographed from the Apollo 6 (Spacecraft 020/Saturn 502) unmanned space mission. Visible in this photograph are Shreveport, Texarkana, El Dorado, Lake Gaddo, Texarkana Reservoir, Red River, and cloud cover.
Date 04.06.1968
General Description S69-42255 (28 October 1968) --- Dr. Robert R. Gilruth talks about the Apollo 6 unmanned mission's returned spacecraft during a visit to Houston by vice-presidential nominee Spiro T. Agnew.
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