Assembly of AS-500F Verification Vehicle

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Title

Assembly of AS-500F Verification Vehicle

Alternative Title

AS-500F Verification Vehicle

Subject

John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island (Fla.)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Apollo Project (U.S.)
Project Apollo (U.S.)

Description

The assembly of the AS-500F (also called Facilities Integration Vehicle) full-scale mock-up of the Apollo/Saturn V launch verification vehicle. The AS-500F was used to verify assembly methods, the use of the crawler-transporter to move the vehicle to the launch pad and test vehicle fueling.

Source

Original black and white photographic print, May 3, 1966: Larry Summers Collection.

Date Created

1966-05-03

Contributor

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original black and white photographic print, May 3, 1966.

Is Part Of

Florida Space Coast History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

94.9 KB

Medium

1 black and white photographic print

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Vehicle Assembly Building, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Larry Summers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Michlowitz, Robert
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

"The Apollo Missions." National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/index.html.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 black and white photographic print

Citation

“Assembly of AS-500F Verification Vehicle,” RICHES, accessed October 13, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5839.

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