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Apollo 15 Rollout
Title Apollo 15 Rollout
Full Description The 363-foot tall Apollo Saturn V space vehicle is leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Florida. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a crawler-transporter. The "stack" and the VAB are reflected in the turning basin.
Date 05/11/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 15 Saturn V Launch
Title Apollo 15 Saturn V Launch
Full Description The 363-foot tall Apollo 15 Saturn V is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 9:34:00.79 a.m., July 26, 1971, on a lunar landing mission. Note that the launch is reflected in a body of water across from the launch complex.
Date 06/26/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 17 Night Launch
Title Apollo 17 Night Launch
Full Description Liftoff of the Apollo 17 Saturn V Moon Rocket from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 a.m., December 17, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission, was the first night launch of a Saturn V rocket.
Date 12/07/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 17 Prime Crew
Title Apollo 17 Prime Crew
Full Description The prime crew for the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission are: Commander, Eugene A. Cernan (seated), Command Module pilot Ronald E. Evans (standing on right), and Lunar Module pilot, Harrison H. Schmitt. They are photographed with a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) trainer. Cernan and Schmitt will use an LRV during their exploration of the Taurus-Littrow landing site. The Apollo 17 Saturn V Moon rocket is in the background. This picture was taken at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, The Apollo 17 emblem is in the photo insert at upper left.
Date 09/30/1971
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Apollo 7 Launch
Title Apollo 7 Launch
Full Description The Apollo 7 Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. October 11, 1968. A tracking antenna is on the left and a pad service structure on the right.
Date 10/11/1968
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
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
Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in …
Title Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in space
Description The expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers at an approximate altitude of 125 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of three hours and 16 minutes (beginning of third revolution). This view is over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Kennedy, Florida. The Florida coastline from Flangler Beach southward to Vero Beach is visible. Much of the Florida peninsula can be seen. Behind the open panels is the Gulf of Mexico. Distance between the Apollo 7 and the S-IVB is approximately 100 feet. The round, white disc inside the open panels of the Saturn IVB is a simulated docking target similar to that used on the lunar module for docking during lunar missions.
Date 10.11.1968
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - …
Description KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Before the induction ceremony of five space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, astronaut John Young is warmly greeted as he is introduced as a previous inductee. Co-holder of a record for the most space flights, six, he flew on Gemini 3 and 10, orbited the Moon on Apollo 10, walked on the Moon on Apollo 16, and commanded two space shuttle missions, STS-1 and STS-9. Young currently serves as associate director, technical, at Johnson Space Center. The induction ceremony was held at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at KSC. New inductees are Richard O. Covey, commander of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, Norman E. Thagard, the first American to occupy Russia?s Mir space station, the late Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, commander of the ill-fated 1986 Challenger mission, Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, and Frederick D. Gregory, the first African-American to command a space mission and the current NASA deputy administrator. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The five inductees join 52 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs.
Release Date 05/01/2004
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
Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in …
Title Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in space
Description The expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers at an approximate altitude of 125 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of three hours and 16 minutes (beginning of third revolution). This view is over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Kennedy, Florida. The Florida coastline from Flangler Beach southward to Vero Beach is visible. Much of the Florida peninsula can be seen. Behind the open panels is the Gulf of Mexico. Distance between the Apollo 7 and the S-IVB is approximately 100 feet. The round, white disc inside the open panels of the Saturn IVB is a simulated docking target similar to that used on the lunar module for docking during lunar missions.
Date Taken 1968-10-11
Lightning around the Apollo …
Title Lightning around the Apollo 15 stack prior to launch
Description Lightning streaks the sky around the Apollo 15 stack of hardware prior to launch.
Date Taken 1971-07-25
Launch of Saturn 7 at Launch …
Title Launch of Saturn 7 at Launch Complex 37, Merritt Island launch area, Florida
Description View of the launch of a Saturn 7 vehicle at Launch Complex 37, Merritt Island launch area, Florida.
Date Taken 1964-09-18
Radio Frequency Interference …
Title Radio Frequency Interference Test at Launch Complex 37A
Description View of a Saturn I on the launch pad for a Radio Frequency Interference Test, to be conducted at Launch Complex 37A, Cape Kennedy Missile Test Center.
Date Taken 1964-08-13
First night launch of a Satu …
Title First night launch of a Saturn I launch vehicle
Description First night time launching of a Saturn I launch vehicle took place at 2:35 a.m., May 25, 1965, with the launch of the second Pegasus meteoroid detection satellite from Complex 37, Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Date Taken 1966-05-25
Artist concept of Apollo Lun …
Title Artist concept of Apollo Lunar Mission
Description Artist concept illustrating the beginning of an Apollo Lunar mission. The huge Apollo/Saturn V space vehicle will be launched from a pad on Merritt Island, Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Date Taken 1966-12-01
Apollo/Saturn 201 launched f …
Title Apollo/Saturn 201 launched from Kennedy Space Center
Description Apollo/Saturn 201 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:12 a.m., February 26, 1966. The instrumented Apollo - command and service modules and a spacecraft LEM adapter - was successfully launched on the unmanned suborbital mission by the Saturn 1B to check spacecraft launch vehicle mechanical compatibility and to test the spacecraft heat shield in a high-velocity reentry mode.
Date Taken 1966-02-26
Liftoff of Saturn Mission 20 …
Title Liftoff of Saturn Mission 203
Description Liftoff of Saturn Mission 203, the second in the uprated Saturn 1 development mission series, was accomplished from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex 37 at 10:53 a.m., July 5, 1966.
Date Taken 1966-07-05
A stage of the uprated Satur …
Title A stage of the uprated Saturn 1 launch vehicle arrives by barge at Cape Kennedy
Description A stage of the uprated Saturn 1 launch vehicle unloaded from NASA barge Promise after arrival at Cape Kennedy. Launch vehicle for Apollo/Saturn 204 mission.
Date Taken 1966-08-15
Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 la …
Title Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 launch
Description Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 was launched from the John F. Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 12:15 p.m., August 25, 1966. The mission was a step toward qualifying the Apollo command and service modules and the uprated Saturn I launch vehicle for manned flight.
Date Taken 1966-08-25
KSC Launch Complex 34 during …
Title KSC Launch Complex 34 during Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 pre-launch alert
Description Scene at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 during an Apollo/Saturn Mission 202 pre-launch alert. The mission was a step toward qualifying the Apollo Command and Service modules and the uprated Saturn I launch vehicle for manned flight.
Date Taken 1966-08-25
Apollo Spacecraft 012 Comman …
Title Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module being moved to Operations bldg
Description Transfer of Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module for mating to the Saturn Lunar Module Adapter No. 05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations bldg. S/C 012 will be flown on the Apollo/Saturn 204 mission.
Date Taken 1967-01-03
Apollo Spacecraft 012 Comman …
Title Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module being moved to Operations bldg
Description Apollo Spacecraft 012 Command/Service Module is moved from H-134 to east stokes for mating to the Saturn Lunar Module Adapter No. 05 in the Manned Spacecraft Operations bldg. S/C 012 will be flown on the Apollo/Saturn 204 mission.
Date Taken 1967-01-03
Launching of the Apollo 4 un …
Title Launching of the Apollo 4 unmanned space mission
Description The Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff was at 7:00:01 a.m., November 9, 1967.
Date Taken 1967-11-09
Apollo Spacecraft 017 moved …
Title Apollo Spacecraft 017 moved for mating with Saturn V launch vehicle
Description Apollo Spacecraft 017 is moved into position in the Vehicle Assembly Building's high bay area for mating with the Saturn V launch vehicle. S/C 017 will be flown on the Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501 (Apollo 4) space mission.
Date Taken 1967-06-20
Apollo 4 unmanned mission la …
Title Apollo 4 unmanned mission launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff was at 7:00:01 a.m., November 9, 1967.
Date Taken 1967-11-09
Apollo 4 unmanned mission la …
Title Apollo 4 unmanned mission launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) unmanned space mission was launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The liftoff was at 7:00:01 a.m., November 9, 1967.
Date Taken 1967-11-09
Crew members for first manne …
Title Crew members for first manned Apollo flight at unmanned mission launch
Description Two prime crew members of the first manned Apollo space flight were present at Cape Kennedy for the launch of the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission. On left is Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., and on right is Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham. In background is the Apollo 5 stack at Launch Complex 37 ready for launch.
Date Taken 1968-01-22
Mating of Lunar Module-1 wit …
Title Mating of Lunar Module-1 with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter-7
Description Lunar Module-1 (LM-1)being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA)-7 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. LM-1 and SLA-7 are scheduled to be flown on the Apollo 5 (LM-1/Saturn 204) unmanned space mission.
Date Taken 1967-11-22
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
KSC Pad 34 showing erection …
Title KSC Pad 34 showing erection of first stage of Saturn 205 launch vehicle
Description Low angle view of the Kennedy Space Center's Pad 34 showing the erection of the first stage of the Saturn 205 launch vehicle.
Date Taken 1968-04-22
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
Launch of the Apollo 7 space …
Title Launch of the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. October 11, 1968 (48787), Apollo 7 lifts off. Note the tracking antenna on left and pad service structure on right (48788).
Date Taken 1968-10-11
Launch of the Apollo 7 space …
Title Launch of the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description The Apollo 7/Saturn IB space vehicle is launched from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 34 at 11:03 a.m. October 11, 1968 (48787), Apollo 7 lifts off.
Date Taken 1968-10-11
Nighttime view of Apollo 7 s …
Title Nighttime view of Apollo 7 spacecraft at Launch Complex 34
Description Nighttime view of Launch Complex 34, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 7 (Spacecraft 101/Saturn 205) stack on pad.
Date Taken 1968-10-10
Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orb …
Title Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission
Description The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 7:51 a.m., December 21, 1968. This view is from top of mobile launch tower.
Date Taken 1968-12-21
First stage of Saturn launch …
Title First stage of Saturn launch vehicle in KSC Vehicle Assembly Building
Description The first (S-1C) stage of the Saturn 505 launch vehicle being prepared for erection in the high bay area of the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Saturn 505 is the launch vehicle for the Apollo 10 mission.
Date Taken 1968-12-03
Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orb …
Title Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission
Description The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 7:51 a.m., December 21, 1968.
Date Taken 1968-12-21
Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orb …
Title Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission
Description The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 7:51 a.m., December 21, 1968. In this view there is water in the foreground and seagulls.
Date Taken 1968-12-21
Lunar Module 4 moved for mat …
Title Lunar Module 4 moved for mating with Lunar Module Adapter at KSC
Description Lunar Module 4 in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Bldg being moved into position for mating with Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter (SLA) 13 (17809);Lunar Module 4 being moved for mating with the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Lunar module 4 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Saturn 505) lunar orbit mission (17810).
Date Taken 1969-01-13
Lunar Module 4 moved for mat …
Title Lunar Module 4 moved for mating with Lunar Module Adapter at KSC
Description Lunar Module 4 being moved for mating with the Spacecraft Lunar Module Adapter in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Manned Spacecraft Operations Building. Lunar module 4 will be flown on the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Saturn 505) lunar orbit mission.
Date Taken 1969-01-13
Aerial view of Apollo 9 spac …
Title Aerial view of Apollo 9 space vehicle on way from VAB to Pad A
Description Aerial view of Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space vehicle on the way from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter (view looking toward Pad A).
Date Taken 1969-01-03
Apollo spacecraft Command/Se …
Title Apollo spacecraft Command/Service Module and Lunar Module 3 arrive at VAB
Description Apollo Spacecraft 104 Command/Service Module and Lunar Module 3 arrive at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for mating atop the Saturn 504 launch vehicle. The Saturn 504 stack is out of view. The Saturn V first (S-IC) stage in left background is scheduled for a later flight.
Date Taken 1968-12-03
Liftoff of the Apollo 9 spac …
Title Liftoff of the Apollo 9 space vehicle
Description The Apollo 9 (Spacecraft 104/Lunar Module 3/Saturn 504) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center at 11 a.m., March 3, 1969. This view shows birds flying as the launch vehicle lifts off (25863), Launch view of the Apollo 9 space vehicle. In this view the vehicle is almost totally obscured by clouds of smoke from the launch (25864).
Date Taken 1969-03-03
Nighttime view of Apollo 9 s …
Title Nighttime view of Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39
Description Nighttime view of the 363-ft-high Apollo 9 space vehicle at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during preparations for the scheduled 10-day earth-orbital space mission.
Date Taken 1969-02-23
Apollo 10 roll out to Pad B, …
Title Apollo 10 roll out to Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center
Description The 353-ft tall Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter.
Date Taken 1969-03-11
Aerial view of Launch Comple …
Title Aerial view of Launch Complex 39, KSC showing Apollo 10 on way to Pad B
Description Aerial view at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the 363-ft. tall Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module-4/Saturn 505) space vehicle on its way to Pad B. The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) is in the background. The Saturn V stack and its mobile launch tower are atop a huge crawler-transporter (view looking toward Pad A).
Date Taken 1969-03-11
Nighttime view of Apollo 10 …
Title Nighttime view of Apollo 10 space vehicle on Pad B, Launch Complex 39
Description Nighttime, ground-level view of the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. This photograph of the 363 ft. tall Apollo/Saturn V stack was taken during pull back of the mobile service structure.
Date Taken 1969-05-04
Ground level view of Apollo …
Title Ground level view of Apollo 10 on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, KSC
Description Ground level view of the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. This photograph of the 363 ft. tall Apollo/Saturn V stack was taken during Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) activity.
Date Taken 1969-05-04
Aerial, high-angle view of A …
Title Aerial, high-angle view of Apollo 10 on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, KSC
Description Aerial (high-angle, closeup) view of the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center. This photograph of the 363 ft. tall Apollo/Saturn V stack was taken during pull back of the mobile service structure.
Date Taken 1969-05-04
Ground level view of Apollo …
Title Ground level view of Apollo 10 on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, KSC
Description Ground level view of the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle on Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center.
Date Taken 1969-05-17
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